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Download full textLechuga, Vicente M.; Tierney, William G.; Hentschke, Guilbert C. – Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, 2003
In recent years, higher education has witnessed the entry of a new breed of postsecondary education providers. These institutions have reshaped the traditional views of the function and purpose of higher education. For-profit education institutions provide a small but rapidly growing segment of the student population with the knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Research
Trivett, David A. – 1974
This report describes proprietary schools, the profit-oriented, privately-owned institutions that train students for job entry. Emphasis is placed on the past and future images of proprietary schools; the number and types of proprietary schools; distinctive operating features; instruction and faculty; students in an out of proprietary schools; the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Postsecondary Education, Private Schools
Johnson, Susan E. – 1974
When the Federal Trade Commission began an all-out drive in the summer of 1973 to alert the public to pitfalls in enrolling in some vocational and correspondence schools, several significant facts became clear: 10,000 different residential and home-study vocational schools serve about 3.3 million students who pay from $350 to $2000 for a program,…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Educational Finance, Literature Reviews, Private Schools
American Vocational Association, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1974
The findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Wilms study leave much to be desired. The reported results and interpretation of those results are generally not supported, nor was the design adequate either to confirm or refute the author's central hypothesis. In its present state, the report of the study cannot serve as a valid professional…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Content Analysis, Educational Benefits, Educational Research
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Direct linkColby, Anita Y.; Hardy, Mary P. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
Offers an annotated bibliography of ERIC materials on ways in which two-year colleges have assessed the educational needs and interests of their service areas, descriptions of community college programs for local employers, and descriptions of and guidelines for the marketing efforts of community colleges and proprietary schools. (AYC)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Job Training
Wine, Mary B. – 1980
This bibliography of over 170 items on proprietary postsecondary education contains 10 sections: accreditation, adult and vocational education, general bibliographies, books and articles, dissertations and theses, encyclopedias, government reports, nontraditional education, research studies, and miscellaneous. The miscellaneous category contains…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Counseling, Dropouts
Kerka, Sandra – 2000
Certificates are a valuable new currency in the information economy. Through a postbaccalaureate or postmaster's certificate, adults acquire market-demanded competencies in a short time. Many certificate-seekers are currently employed adults looking for focused, flexible, interdisciplinary, and highly relevant education opportunities. Certificate…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Halstead, Kent, Ed. – 1987
This annotated bibliography covers 34 topics and over 100 subtopics in the field of higher education and emphasizes observations, findings, and recommendations prepared by more than 80 contributers. The majority of the materials are published books and major journal articles. A subject taxonomy and author index are provided. Major categories are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Anthropology, College Administration
