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Distance Education Report, 1999
Presents a historical overview of correspondence education. Notes that a great influx of immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries increased the demand for distributed learning (among a primarily urban population), and that a similar trend is observable at the end of the 20th century. Briefly compares effects of online technology with…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Educational Needs
