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English, Helen J.; Lumb, Matt; Davidson, Jane W. – International Journal of Music Education, 2021
In Australia, access to music education is inequitable due to the challenges of distance, different state education systems and a lack of resources in schools. As a means to address this social justice issue, we explore here the viability and effects of a digitally based music outreach programme undertaken in collaboration with Hands on Learning…
Descriptors: Music Education, Outreach Programs, Access to Education, Equal Education
Rodler, Liza – Administration for Children & Families, 2021
The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program serves refugees and other eligible youth within the United States who do not have a parent or relative available to care for them. While current research points to the importance of education for vulnerable populations including refugees, immigrants, and youth in foster care, there are gaps in the…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Foster Care, Educational Attainment
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Offerman, Michael – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
What type of individual pursues a nontraditional doctoral degree? Although answering this question is the main purpose of this chapter, there is an underlying story that provides context for how and why these individuals came to pursue a doctoral degree. The tremendous growth in the number of doctoral students and doctoral degree-granting…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Profiles, Nontraditional Education
Sharma, Anita – Online Submission, 2011
This review of literature on South Asian nomads is part of a series of monographs on educational access published by the Consortium for Research on Educational Access Transitions and Equity (CREATE). In the context of India, most recent work has focused on access to the education system for the poor. CREATE research in India has focused on …
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Research Methodology, Nongovernmental Organizations
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Abelove, Ellen – Change, 1981
Colleges faced with declining enrollments are cultivating a new crop of students--7-to-14-year-olds--who attend college after school, on Saturday mornings, and during the summer. Some programs are described, including College for Kids at the College of Marin and Cornell University. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Children, College Programs
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Lake, Karen E. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1978
Some of the many continuing education programs funded by the Kellogg Foundation in the past year are described, such as credentialing for experiential learning, improving the accessibility and quality of adult education, counseling and referral, and continuing education opportunities for professionals. (MF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Students
Singh, Abhimanyu – 1984
Asserting that the traditional system of higher education is not capable of meeting the ever-increasing demands of a developing country such as India, this paper suggests possible alternative methods of higher education. In addition to in-depth descriptions of the United Kingdom's Open University at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, and the Regional…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Wilson, Thomas C. – 1989
The way in which the University of South Florida (USF) developed its Open University is discussed in this report. Implemented in 1972, the Open University meets the needs of working students, many of whom live a considerable distance from one of the campuses. Annual enrollment today exceeds 7,000, and the pattern of growth indicates a need for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Extension Education
Dagavarian, Debra A. – 1989
The portfolio assessment process at Thomas A. Edison State College is described in this report. Through portfolio assessment, the school helps students identify and gain credit for college-level skills and knowledge acquired through work, volunteer activities, independent reading, military or corporate training, and life experiences that may be…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Credentials, Educational Innovation
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Kaufman, David; Sweet, Robert – Higher Education in Europe, 1983
Aspects of the development of the Open Learning Institute, a British Columbia program to accommodate the learning needs of adult and minority students, are described. Included are its early history and evaluation of its success according to four criteria: access, relevancy to needs and expectations, quality of program offerings, and learner…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Quality
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McKenzie, A. D. – Education in Rural Australia, 1994
Describes the Farm Management Home Study Program, a distance education program implemented in 1970 that has allowed over 10,000 farmers and land and business managers in rural New South Wales (Australia) to upgrade their skills through vocational programs in farm management, farm office management, and other vocational courses related to farming.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Learning, Competency Based Education
Batey, Anne; Cowell, Richard N. – 1986
Distance education is a current "catch-all" phrase for any form of instruction in which the learner is linked to an educational institution and is formally enrolled, but instruction does not necessarily have to be delivered to or from an official school site. Distance education can provide equity and increase the quality of educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Delivery Systems
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report presents a description of University College, Memphis State University (MSU). Created in 1975, this small, nontraditional college has prospered in the context of a large, state, urban university. It offers nontraditional students a way to create and finish individualized and interdisciplinary degree programs. Faculty can develop new…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, College Students, Continuing Education
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1988
This report describes Ball State University's MBA/TV program in which the College of Business offers a structured series of telecourses making it easy for students to acquire a graduate business education (MBA) where they live and work. It utilizes a statewide educational communications system called the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Business Administration Education, Continuing Education, Distance Education
Zucker, Henry – 1986
This discussion of social and political aspects, advantages and disadvantages of distance education programs includes descriptions and examples of delivery technologies and programs in developing and developed countries. Among the social aspects considered are distance education's potential to provide a second chance to people who are trapped by…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Audiotape Cassettes, Communications Satellites
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