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Direct linkSymes, Colin – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2012
In large continental landmasses such as Australia, forms of education, including correspondence schooling, emerged in the early twentieth century that allowed children in remote regions to access education. To make such schooling possible, other "technologies" of state provision were mobilised such as the postal system, rail network, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correspondence Schools, Distance Education, Home Schooling
Latcham, J. – 1981
Arguing that extensive efforts to produce open learning materials should not be undertaken until the possibility of using or adapting existing materials is considered, this paper identifies current sources of materials available in Great Britain for non-advanced further education. The first sections of the paper review common types of open…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
de Jardon, Linda King, Ed. – 1983
Six instructional units offer guidance in the process of writing printed educational materials. Each unit provides objectives, writing exercises and activities, and end-of-unit discussion questions. Unit 1 considers the first steps in writing, emphasizing the importance of varying instruction according to student needs and background and…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Design Requirements, Distance Education, Evaluation Methods
Download full textNational Home Study Council, Washington, DC. – 1993
Written expressly for the National Home Study Council (NHSC) school executive, this course is an introduction, refresher, and reminder on the various ethical and administrative standards developed by and required of NHSC-accredited schools. It is intended to acquaint accredited school staff with the NHSC Business Standards and should become an…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Codes of Ethics, Correspondence Schools
National Home Study Council, Washington, DC. – 1961
THE NATIONAL HOME STUDY COUNCIL, A VOLUNTARY MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF PRIVATE HOME STUDY SCHOOLS, HAS PUBLISHED UNDER ONE COVER THE DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS OF ITS ACCREDITING COMMISSION. THE FIRST OF NINE DOCUMENTS STATES THE OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES FOR ACCREDITATION BY THE COUNCIL. IT EXPLAINS (1) HOW A SCHOOL SUBMITS AN APPLICATION FOR…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission (School), Correspondence Schools, Educational Objectives
Dasenbrock, David H. – Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems, 1996
This article traces the transformation of a traditional correspondence school, the National Radio Institute, that relied on postal mail for delivery into a modern technology-based distance learning center now known as NRI Schools. Topics include discovery learning; test grading; lesson answer sheets; computer assisted learning; interactive voice…
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correspondence Schools, Delivery Systems
Kaye, Tony; Rumble, Greville – Prospects, 1991
Attempts to draw comparisons between the different ways that distance education methods have been used for postsecondary education. Emphasizes the differences in scale, curricula, teaching approaches, and resource levels at different institutions in different nations. Explores problems such as lack of discussion, inflexibility, high cost of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Correspondence Schools, Course Content
Pongrac, Silvije – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1985
Correspondence Education was introduced in Yugoslavia in the first half of the 20th century. Its development and educational practices today, including instructional materials, teaching methods, use of multi-media education, teacher training, publications, and research in the field, are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study
Seligman, David – 1992
Distance education has developed into a variety of correspondence courses, covering a wide range of subject matter. Distance education systems operate on all continents, at levels from primary to university and through the nonformal and vocational. The variation selected must meet a given need and be appropriate to available resources. Many…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Developing Nations, Distance Education
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1986
The role of English in the Soviet Union is discussed, with attention directed to: the characteristics and training of English teachers, the type and availability of instructional and related materials, educational administration in relation to English teaching, the development and planning of English instruction, English outside the educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Rahmlow, Harold F. – 1973
A mode of operation that is currently being utilized for research and development activities in a nontraditional college environment is presented. The program described is in the content area of mathematics of life insurance. The students for whom the materials were developed are adults in insurance and related professions who are engaged in…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Behavioral Objectives, College Environment, Correspondence Schools
Lambert, Michael P., Ed.; Welch, Sally R., Ed. – 1988
Intended to help developers of home study courses and their directors of education create good correspondence courses, this document updates the 1980 edition and was developed by members of the National Home Study Council's Research and Educational Standards Committee. The document begins with photographs and biographies of its authors. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Continuing Education, Correspondence Schools
Lambert, Michael P., Ed.; Welch, Sally R., Ed. – 1981
This handbook contains 14 essays on practical skills necessary for providing instructional and administrative services to correspondence students. Topics covered in individual essays include the definition of student services, an overview of instructional service, staff supervision, effective school record keeping, principles of communications,…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Adult Education
Maples, Wallace R.; Babb, Charles W. – 1976
Designed to facilitate the transition of students in transportation career education from the secondary to the postsecondary level, this guide, which is part of a series on career education in transportation, deals with the problem of the lack of communication between the two levels necessary for a unified, comprehensive career education system.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Education, Communication Problems, Competency Based Education
Keegan, Desmond, Ed. – 1994
This book contains new and previously published translations of 11 essays and articles about the industrialization of teaching and learning in distance education that were originally published in German by Otto Peters between 1965 and 1993. A "Preface" (Desmond Keegan) and an introduction placing Peters' writings in their historical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, College Role, Correspondence Schools
