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Download full textSmith, W. A. S.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1984
University distance education has developed in Canada on a mainly intra-provincial and occasionally regional basis. Five kinds of development are identified: correspondence programs; open universities; "outport" programs; "extension" programs; and the network. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Distance Education, Educational Television, Extension Education
Peer reviewedEducational Horizons, 1973
Article examines the Correspondence School system and the manner in which it has enhanced the New Zealand educational system. (RK)
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study, Curriculum Development, Educational Opportunities
Lambert, Michael P. – College Board Review, 1979
Origins, traditions, and advantages of the "special delivery" schools are described. Home study schools offer individual instruction, relatively modest tuition fees, easy accessibility, and practical specialization. Increasingly, traditional schools and colleges are looking to learn from them. A resource guide is provided. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Correspondence Schools
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
Payne, Mario D. – 1993
This resource paper is intended to assist students with disabilities who wish to enroll in postsecondary education via distance learning opportunities. It describes the process of enrolling in a distance learning program (including selecting a program and obtaining financial aid); means of earning credit toward a degree (such as proficiency…
Descriptors: Adults, Correspondence Schools, Disabilities, Distance Education
Wilson, H. Greg. – 1976
This report is addressed to administrators in the field of correspondence education. In dealing with attrition, it suggests that it is possible to control the proportion of those who do not start after enrollment; it may be possible to reclaim those who fail an examination; and the proportion of those who drop out may be reduced. Beginning with a…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Comparative Analysis, Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study
Juura, Jaakko – Adult Education in Finland, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational History, Enrollment
B'nai B'rith, Washington, DC. Career and Counseling Services. – 1974
Home study courses are listed in this pamphlet that may be taken by persons with varied ages and educational achievements. Courses which relate to occupations are listed by the occupational division classifications used by the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Vol. 1." Listed immediately after each course title are numbers indicating…
Descriptors: Career Education, Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study, Directories
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
Wentworth, Robert B., Ed. – 1978
This first volume of a two-volume report on the Eleventh World Conference of the International Council for Correspondence Education (ICCE) contains the advance papers presented at the conference. An introduction preceding these papers provides the ICCE president's message and an orientation by the host country, India. The 37 papers are organized…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study, Counseling Techniques, Educational Administration
European Council for Education by Correspondence, Brussels (Belgium). – 1967
AT THE 1965 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION BY CORRESPONDENCE (CEC), HELD IN PARIS IN OCTOBER, THE MODIFIED CEC CONSTITUTION WAS ADOPTED. AT THE 1966 ANNUAL MEETING, HELD IN LONDON IN MAY, THE DELEGATES DISCUSSED BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF A MODEL CODE OF ETHICS. TO INVESTIGATE METHODS OF EDUCATION BY CORRESPONDENCE,…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study, Course Content, Directories
Holbrook, D. W. – 1976
Voluntary accreditation is considered to be the strength of the American educational system. Presently, the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) is the umbrella organization in the field of accreditation representing approximately 7,000 colleges, universities, and professional programs. The major mandate of COPA is to build and strengthen…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Correspondence Schools
McAtee, W.; Zani, T. L. – 1975
Prepared to meet the need for published factual data, this report on correspondence schools in Western Australia is designed to aid the education department in the upgrading and planning of correspondence education for the rurally isolated. Following the pattern of a 1974 questionnaire which sought information from parents (67 percent response) of…
Descriptors: Administration, Correspondence Schools, Curriculum, Demography
Peters, Otto – 1969
New developments and the future of correspondence teaching and correspondence education in Europe are discussed in this document. A questionnaire was used to gather information about changes which have taken place or future changes envisaged by correspondence school managers. It revealed that important developments included the introduction of…
Descriptors: Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1969
This is the first prospectus of the Open University which will begin operating in January 1971. University governance, policy, and philosophy are discussed in the introduction. The remainder of the prospectus is devoted to: (1) degrees and diplomas offered by the University; (2) the undergraduate program; (3) a syllabus of foundation courses; (4)…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study
