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Bradford, Michael – Teaching at a Distance, 1979
Study centers for the Open University are described. They provide students with an opportunity to meet other students, tutors, and counselors. Some possible future developments within the study centers are outlined. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Counselors, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries
Mills, Roger – Teaching at a Distance, 1979
The Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Off-Campus Network of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is described as a model for providing student services for off-campus programs for 15 study centers located throughout Australia. (JMF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries
Sewart, David – Teaching at a Distance, 1981
Distance teaching is defined. Education is seen as a learning process on the part of the student rather than an instructional process of the teacher. The use of a study center is seen as a stepping stone from traditional group learning to nontraditional individual or group learning. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Correspondence Study
