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Broderius, Bruce W.; Carder, Mary L. – Alternative Higher Education, 1983
An evaluation of the nonresident Master of Arts program in Elementary Education offered by the University of Northern Colorado supports the thesis that quality programs can be offered in a nontraditional setting and without significantly affecting on-campus enrollments. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Education Majors, Elementary Education, External Degree Programs
PDF pending restorationKaplan, Oscar J. – 1975
The second national course by newspaper entitled "In Search of the American Dream" was given by the University of California, San Diego (Extension) starting in September 1974. Eighteen articles by eminent scholars appeared weekly in 232 newspapers, and approximately 3,500 persons enrolled in the course for credit through 163…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Credit Courses, Educational Assessment, Extension Education
Download full textBreckon, Donald J. – 1989
This collection contains eight papers on nontraditional adult education by Donald J. Breckon, president of Park College (Parkville, Missouri). The papers were originally given at educational conferences around the country and/or published in other sources. The following papers are included: (1) "The Nation Is Our Classroom"; (2) "An…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy, College Curriculum
Sweet, Robert – 1982
Personal contacts students have with their tutors through the telephone tutoring system established at the Open Learning Institute, British Columbia, Canada, were investigated with completing and noncompleting students. Attention was directed to the frequency of contact with tutors and supportive behaviors tutors extend. For the 118 students, the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Assignments, Dropouts
Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Springfield. – 1978
A comprehensive study was undertaken of the effectiveness of an external degree program implemented in Illinois to meet the needs of adult students studying for the bachelor's degree. The rationale, history, structure, administration, and governance of the statewide program offered through five universities are described. The majority of students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Assessment, Experiential Learning
Mizell, Al P.; And Others – 1993
Nova University (Florida), offers off-campus undergraduate and graduate degree programs in education, business and public administration, psychology, and computer sciences. This paper describes one of these offerings, the Application of Technology to Education and Training (APTEC) specialization in the Ed.D. program in Child and Youth Studies…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Audiotape Recordings, Business
Sullivan, Eugene J., Ed. – 1978
This conference report presents an executive summary of a 1976-77 study on external degree programs conducted by the Bureau of Social Science Research in cooperation with the American Council on Education, the keynote address, summaries of panel commentaries on research implications and policy implications, and a conference summary. The…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports
Alliance, an Association for Alternative Degree Programs. – 1992
This report of a workshop on various aspects of adult learning and education contains the following papers: "Take This Job And Shape It: Using Journal Writing to Enrich Your Professional Life" (David Shallenberger, Phyllis Walden); "Assessing Math Skills of Adult Learners" (Betty Hurley Lawrence); "Using Visual Arts for Cultural Analysis: Adult…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Sosdian, Carol P. – 1978
Based on data collected for the first phase of a study conducted by the Bureau of Social Research in cooperation with the American Council on Education, this report examines the education- and work-related experiences of graduates from external degree programs at the undergraduate level to gather baseline information about how well such degrees…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees
