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Download full textRoberts, David, Ed.; Meacham, David, Ed. – 1991
The four papers in this collection focus on distance education and open education. In the first paper, "The Open Learning Institute," D. W. Roberts cites the original recommendation that Charles Sturt University establish a new division to be known as the Open Learning Institute, and presents a definition of the concept. In the second…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Distance Education, Dropouts, Educational Administration
An International Survey of Distance Education and Teacher Training: From Smoke Signals to Satellite.
Farkas, Peter, Comp.; And Others – 1993
The articles contained in this report represent a diverse collection of pedagogical issues involved in teacher training at a distance in countries throughout the world. Distance education offers pre-service and in-service teachers with both skills training and an opportunity to complete teacher training programs or degrees. The proliferation of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Media, Educational Methods, Educational Technology
Reid-Smith, Edward R., Ed. – 1980
A collection of nine commissioned papers, one each from Scotland and South Africa and eight from Australia, address provisions for and problems with distance education for librarianship. Components and applications of directed private study in Scotland and the development, educational philosophy, methods, problems, and standards of correspondence…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, External Degree Programs, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries
Holmberg, Borje, Ed. – 1989
The concern of this booklet is with "two-way traffic", or real communication, in distance education. Following an introduction by Holmberg, the following papers appear: "Some Thoughts on Delayed and Immediate Feedback" (Diehl); "The Effect of Field Scoring on Time to Completion in Career Development Courses" (Diehl);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Correspondence Schools, Distance Education
Pike, Robert M.; And Others – 1978
Three essays are collected in this study of access to higher education in other countries: "Part-Time Undergraduate Studies in Ontario," by Robert M. Pike; "Access to Higher Education in England and Wales," by Naomi E. S. McIntosh; and "Strategies for a Broader Enrollment in Swedish Higher Education," by Urban…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Change
Andersen, Kay J.; And Others – 1978
Seven research reports of the Project to Develop Evaluative Criteria and Procedures for the Accreditation of Nontraditional Education are presented. Contents are as follows: "Nontraditional Certificate Programs," by John Harris and Philip N. McCullough; "Salient Points for 'A Study of the Acceptability and Negotiability of External Degrees,'" by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Attitudes, Certification
