Distance Education: Implications for Equity and Cost-Effectiveness in the Allocation and Use of Educational Resources.

Brent, Brain O.

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ERIC Number: EJ598988

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Publication Date: 1999

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Distance Education: Implications for Equity and Cost-Effectiveness in the Allocation and Use of Educational Resources.

Brent, Brain O.

Journal of Education Finance, v25 n2 p229-54 Fall 1999

Examines distance education's efficacy in nine New York school districts affiliated with Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Distance education enables small rural schools to expand their curriculum. Districts vary in utilizing distance education. Distance-education courses cost considerably more to offer than traditional courses. (Contains 30 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Benefits, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Opportunities, Interactive Television, Resource Allocation, Rural Schools, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York

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