Small Secondary Schools: Making Better Use of Distance Education.

Harte, Austin J.

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ERIC Number: EJ421865

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Publication Date: 1990

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Small Secondary Schools: Making Better Use of Distance Education.

Harte, Austin J.

Rural Educator, v12 n1 p10-12 Fall 1990

Uses statistical analysis and interviews to examine strategies employed by five small Ontario schools successfully using Independent Learning Courses (ILC). Charts schools' correspondence course completion rates. Surveys administrators. Links ILC success to program structuring, counseling, screening services, student progress monitoring, and giving coordinators adequate time to perform tasks. (TES)

Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Course Organization, Distance Education, Educational Assessment, Independent Study, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, School Surveys, Secondary Education, Small Schools, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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