Access to Failure? The Challenge of Open Education at Athabasca University.

Paul, Ross

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Publication Date: 1986

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Access to Failure? The Challenge of Open Education at Athabasca University.

Paul, Ross

Community Services Catalyst, v16 n2 p18-22 Spr 1986

Reviews the major successes and failures of Athabasca University's efforts to extend access to a credible and academically sound university education to adult Canadians, largely through home-study packages. Discusses issues including rural/urban student differences, the role of tutors, adult student needs, student preparedness, and organizational complexities. (AYC)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Tutorial Programs

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