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Durham, Joseph T. – 1985
Information on off-campus credit courses and degree programs is presented in statistical tables and narrative summaries that cover: enrollments by campus and type of site, enrollments by major field of study, and types of faculty teaching off-campus courses or programs. Off-campus instruction was offered by six Maryland community colleges, seven…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Enrollment Trends
Download full textLeLieuvre, Robert B.; Silverthorne, Colin P. – 1983
Criteria for evaluating part-time, adjunct faculty members employed by the University of San Francisco's adult external degree program are identified. Assumptions and objectives of the faculty development program are also specified. The College of Professional Studies offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight areas related to human…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cognitive Measurement, Evaluation Criteria, External Degree Programs
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1988
A comprehensive, interactive conference was designed to help improve the quality of external degree programs and adult education. Sixteen papers are presented as follows: (1) "Designing Self-Instructional Print Material for the Adult Learner" (Diane J. Davis); (2) "Degrees by Alternative Delivery for U.S. Soldiers and Sailors"…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Adult Students, Armed Forces
Bartels, Joern – 1982
Student attrition at the Distance University in the Federal Republic of Germany was studied. The Distance University, which was founded in December 1974, offers the following departments: mathematics and computer sciences, electrical engineering, economics and law, and education and the social sciences. The university is directed toward people…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Age Differences, Dropout Attitudes
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
This guide provides information about the available opportunities in New York State for youths to earn credit toward both high school diplomas and college degrees for competencies gained in the Comprehensive Educational Training Act (CETA) training and work experience programs as provided by the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act…
Descriptors: College Credits, Cooperative Education, Educational Certificates, Equivalency Tests
Watkins, Richard W.; Ruyle, Janet – 1977
Specifications for the types of information necessary for the evaluation of nontraditional college programs involve: content, respondent groups, schedule for data collection, possible instruments and forms of response, and presentation of the information to different groups. One important issue is the need for more precise definitions of…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Stephens Coll. Without Walls, Columbia, MO. – 1977
Stephens College Without Walls will grant college credits for prior experiential learning, if properly documented. Proficiency examinations, non-college transcript credit, work experiences, volunteer activities, homemaking, workshops or seminars, recreational activities or hobbies, independent reading, or licenses are categories of experiences for…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Certification, College Credits, Credentials
Stevens, Gregory I. – 1981
The history of the Capital District Humanities Program (CDHP) at the State University of New York, Albany, is reviewed and eight reports on the program are presented. The program was designed to determine how the humanities can be adapted to accommodate the different interests and requirements of adult students. In cooperation with cultural and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Programs, Credit Courses, Curriculum Design
Gross, Ronald – 1979
The expansion of higher education in the United States has resulted in a variety of outreach programs to bring postsecondary education off the campus and into the community. New systems and programs of nontraditional study have emerged. Issues of current concern in open learning include: quality and effectiveness, outreach and access, research and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Correspondence Study
Hole, Wanda Clements; Seggerson, Sharon Corcoran – 1980
The purposes of this study were (1) to determine achievement levels of External High School Diploma Program (EHSDP) graduates at Waukesha County (Wisconsin) Technical Institute on the General Educational Development Test (GED) or other standardized tests nationally normed on high school students, and (2) to measure the basic skills level of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis
Feinstein, Otto, Angelo, Frank – 1977
The University Studies and Weekend College concept and subsequent development at Wayne State University is described in this report. The program offers courses both to the college graduate who wants further education and to the working adult who never attended college. It leads to the Bachelor of General Studies degree through Wayne State's…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Continuing Education Centers, Course Descriptions
Anandam, Kamala – 1977
Open College, a Division of Miami-Dade Community College, offers opportunities for academic work to persons finding it difficult to attend campus classes or feeling they can pursue academic work without class meetings. Credit courses are presented through a multi-media system of television, radio, and audio-visual cassettes in conjunction with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Delivery Systems
Medsker, Leland; And Others – 1975
The extension of opportunity to people--usually adults--to pursue college degree programs without the time and space restrictions characteristic of programs for students of conventional college age is of major importance in American postsecondary education. A general discussion of the policy issues in this area introduces a variety of such…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Curriculum, Directories
Hunter, Walter E., Ed. – 1975
This is the report of a conference held to communicate the results of the Non Traditional Community College Project conducted during 1973-74 to determine the potential learning population of metropolitan St. Louis. The conference report consists of major presentations by J. A. Valentine of the College Entrance Examination Board and by the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Hawkridge, David G. – 1973
The steps which led to the establishment of the Open University in Great Britain and the intentions of its founders are first described, with particular attention paid to the needs it was intended and not intended to meet. Following this is an examination of the evidence to date of the University's success in reaching its target student…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Democracy, Dropout Prevention
