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Meed, John – Educational Broadcasting International, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Radio, External Degree Programs, Higher Education, Media Research
Steinkrauss, Philip J.; Kranz, M. Rosaria – 1981
A Quality Assurance Program (QAP) developed at the College of St. Francis is presented that is based on an open systems approach. The model allows an institution to continually monitor, evaluate, and, when necessary, modify its academic programs, graduates or undergraduate, traditionally or non-traditionally delivered, to assure quality. Part I…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Quality, Evaluation Methods, External Degree Programs
Peer reviewedLuckner, John L.; Sileo, Thomas W. – Innovative Higher Education, 1984
A survey of graduates' satisfaction with and perceptions of the effectiveness of off-campus and on-campus master's degree programs in special education revealed differences in attitudes toward service delivery and the importance of program goals in the two programs, but no differences in knowledge of program competencies or overall program…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Majors, Emotional Disturbances, External Degree Programs
Brophy, M.; Dudley, B. – Teaching at a Distance, 1983
Teacher training for Guyanese secondary science teachers in a school of education was compared with a distance-taught program by a variety of criteria: supervisor scoring using the Guyanese Ministry of Education's rating scale in classroom observation; self-ratings pupil ratings; and ratings by head teachers in schools having graduates of both…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Developing Nations, Distance
Knox, Alan B. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
Summaries of impact evaluations are presented to indicate the extent and types of studies that have been conducted. Studies reflect various segments of the field: employers, continuing professional education, adult basic education, career education, external degrees, libraries and counseling, continuing education of women, and discussion groups…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Education, Continuing Education, Counseling
Hole, Wanda Clements; Seggerson, Sharon Corcoran – 1980
The purpose of this portion of a project was to compare External High School Diploma (EHSDP) competencies at Waukesha County (Wisconsin) Technical Institute with minimum high school competency requirements in (1) local school districts and (2) selected states. Testing focused on basic skills of mathematics, reading, and writing. Minimum competency…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Competence
Illinois Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Springfield. – 1978
A comprehensive study was undertaken of the effectiveness of an external degree program implemented in Illinois to meet the needs of adult students studying for the bachelor's degree. The rationale, history, structure, administration, and governance of the statewide program offered through five universities are described. The majority of students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Assessment, Experiential Learning
Download full textHonan, James P. – 1981
The quality of off-campus degree programs is considered in relation to quality control models and efforts that have been used to achieve quality control, the parties responsible for quality control, the effectiveness of programs to improve the educational quality of nontraditional education, and future prospects. It is suggested that quality…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Course Evaluation
Alliance, an Association for Alternative Degree Programs. – 1992
This report of a workshop on various aspects of adult learning and education contains the following papers: "Take This Job And Shape It: Using Journal Writing to Enrich Your Professional Life" (David Shallenberger, Phyllis Walden); "Assessing Math Skills of Adult Learners" (Betty Hurley Lawrence); "Using Visual Arts for Cultural Analysis: Adult…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
