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Wu, P. C. – 1985
In 1982 the University of West Florida (UWF) transferred control of one of its off-campus center locations to a sister institution. The loss of the center reduced UWF College of Education enrollment by 194 students. A two-year effort in developing the graduate school at the site resulted in an increase of 195 students enrolled in graduate-level…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Cooperative Planning, External Degree Programs, Graduate Study
Scriven, Bruce – Media in Education and Development, 1986
Describes a study which surveyed teaching staff at Brisbane College of Advanced Education to determine their attitudes toward various aspects of the college's external studies program, i.e., general information, development of instructional materials, the teaching process, and the administrative process. Responses are reported item by item and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Resources, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries
Download full textCalifornia State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1989
This report responds to a legislative mandate to examine the funding of the Statewide Nursing Program at the California State University, an external degree program of advanced training for practicing nurses. Included in the report are: (1) a brief history of the program; (2) the State University's rationale for offering it; (3) a description of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, External Degree Programs, Financial Support
Kirman, Joseph M.; Goldberg, Jack – 1985
Since its inception in 1984, the CADET (Computer-Assisted Distance Education Telecommunications), a micro to mainframe computer program developed by the University of Oklahoma but modified for use at the University of Alberta in Canada, has achieved major results. Its successful use in delivering a distance education graduate course in which both…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, External Degree Programs
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987
At the request of the state legislature, the California State Postsecondary Education Commission presents comments on "The Consortium," a 14-year-old external degree program which the California State University decided to disband. Commission comments on the university report include concerns over the funding mechanisms currently…
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Dual Enrollment, Educational Finance
Daniel, John S – 1996
This book explores the essentials of distance education and reviews issues facing large open universities (mega-universities) worldwide. It uses examples from industry and the knowledge media, to show how technology-based learning can be made attractive both to students and to institutions. The book's eight chapters, including 10 figures and 5…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
