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Evaluating Post-Graduate Curricula for Emerging Professionals: A Case Study of the National Library of Medicine's Associate Fellowship Program
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Frank Vitale; Samantha Wilairat – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2024
The Associate Fellowship Program (AFP) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a post-graduate training residency for early career librarians, incorporates a curriculum component introducing participants to the operational areas of the NLM. Recent organizational shifts catalyzed a curriculum evaluation to examine its alignment with the mission…
Descriptors: Fellowships, Government Libraries, Medical Libraries, Emerging Occupations
A Rapid Evidence Review of Distance Learning Programs
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Sarah Sahni; Joshua Polanin; Qi Zhang; Laura Michaelson; Sarah Caverly; Madeline Polese; Ji Hyun Yang – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic (World Health Organization, 2020), and the ongoing public health crisis affected all aspects of daily life worldwide. Policies to mitigate the spread of the virus prompted school closures nationwide, disrupting the learning of approximately 50.8 million…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education
Adult Learners' Perceptions of An Undergraduate HRD Degree Completion Programme: Reasons for Entering, Attitudes towards Programme and Impact of Programme
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Dwyer, Dan; Thompson, Dale Edward; Thompson, Cecelia K. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
The purpose of the study was to evaluate an undergraduate distance education (DE) programme based upon adult learners' perceptions. The study investigated the value of the Human Resource Development programme at the University of Arkansas by examining the students' reasons for returning to college, their attitudes towards the programme and the…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Distance Education, Program Evaluation, Undergraduate Study
Characteristics of Distance Education Programs at Accredited Business Schools
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Popovich, Charles J.; Neel, Richard E. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2005
Business school deans at institutions accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business were surveyed on distance education programs offered at their respective schools. This study examined sixteen characteristics of the distance education programs: the number of offerings, the question of not offering distance education,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Business Education, Program Evaluation, Program Content
Teaching Marketing at a Distance.
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Kinsey, Joanna – Management Education and Development, 1986
In 1983 Strathclyde University (Scotland) launched an MBA (Masters of Business Administration) degree course by distance learning. This paper considers the subsequent progress of marketing, one of the six foundation classes. After examining the issues and problems involved in teaching marketing, this paper discusses some evidence resulting from…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Marketing, Masters Degrees, Postsecondary Education
Evaluating the Progress of the School Reading Program. Learning Package No. 17.
Nelson, Carol; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on evaluating the progress of the school reading program is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education