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Neville, Colin – 2002
This document, which is intended for adults considering enrolling in part-time study in higher education, examines the objectives and experiences of adults who have pursued part-time study in higher education in the United Kingdom. The following reasons why adults return to higher education are discussed: personal development; self-fulfillment;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1997
This document proposes establishment of eight bachelor of science programs to be offered through Partnerships for Enhancing Postsecondary Participation by Indiana State University. These mediated instruction programs are in the areas of: (1) business administration, (2) community health, (3)electronics technology, (4) general industrial…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration
Billing, David, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-two papers on performance indicators are presented based on the conference themes of performance of the higher education system at the national level, institutional evaluation, and assessment of staff and students. Papers and authors include the following: "Higher Education Systems at National Level" (A. Thompson); "The CNAA…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, College Role
Perraton, Hilary – 2000
This book contains 10 chapters that analyze and synthesize the progress of open and distance education (ODE) in the developing world. Most chapters include case studies of programs in a variety of countries. "Introduction: Golden Goose or Ugly Duckling" briefly delineates the history of the field. "Nonformal Education: The Light…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, College Programs
Fraser, Sharon; Deane, Elizabeth – Australian Universities' Review, 1997
A discussion of the philosophy of open learning in higher education, particularly in the Australian context, looks at a variety of issues, including societal pressures to redirect higher education, the teaching role of faculty, student-centered curricula, lifelong learning, need for new student assessment strategies, and student attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum
Rumble, Greville, Ed.; Oliveira, Joao, Ed. – 1992
This book contains the following papers on distance vocational education programs: "Vocational Education at a Distance" (Oliveira, Rumble); "An Introduction to Case Studies" (Oliveira, Rumble); "'Working on Work': Orientation on Work and the Labour Market in the Netherlands" (Bender, Bronkhorst); "Expanding…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Case Studies, College Programs, Computer Science Education
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1992
This paper, one of a series from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education's project "Higher Education and the Economy of the West," describes 31 programs in 16 western states that illustrates higher education's contribution to the economy. Four school-university partnerships are described: the Pueblo School District 60/University of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education
Lewis, Laurie; Farris, Elizabeth; Alexander, Debbie – 1997
This 1995 federal survey designed to provide the first nationally representative data about higher education distance education course offerings. Data were collected in fall 1995 from 2-year and 4-year higher education institutions and were weighted to provide national estimates. The study includes information about the percentage of institutions…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Distance Education, Educational Benefits
Commission on Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. – 2000
This collection of essays from the 1999 Annual Accreditation and Quality Assurance Conference includes: "Wanted: President for the New Millennium" (Stephen Joel Trachtenberg); "Medium and Message: Passion, Values, and Quality in the New Academy" (John Daniel); "The 100th Anniversary of the College Board" (Nicholas…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College School Cooperation, Continuing Education, Cooperative Planning
National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England). – 1993
The objectives, curriculum, and role of higher education and key policy and practice issues were reassessed against the backdrop of recent and predicted demographic, economic, and political changes and trends in Great Britain. Special consideration was given to the fact that "mature" learners now constitute the majority of entrants into…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Education, Change Strategies
Malloch, Margaret; Cairns, Len; Hase, Stewart – 1998
The implications of the capability learning model for learning in the workplace were examined in a roundtable discussion of two complementary projects: a study of the ideas and models associated with a range of approaches to workplace training and education in Australia and the United Kingdom and a study conducted to document capable organizations…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Zuhairi, Aminudin; Wahyono, Effendi; Suratinah, Sharon – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
This article addresses the historical context, current development, and future challenges of distance education in Indonesia. Conditions related to the geography, demography, socio-economic and cultural situations, as well as the availability of technology have encouraged the use of distance education as a valid choice in providing access to…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). – 1997
This guide, which is intended for adults in the United Kingdom, contains information about the educational and employment opportunities available to them. The following topics are discussed in the guide's 11 sections: assessing one's own learning skills and identifying available learning opportunities; locating sources of educational and career…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Goodenough, Stephanie – 1978
A case study of The Free University of Iran, an Open University school with a distance learning system, is presented. Areas of discussion include characteristics of the country, the educational system of Iran, and the university. Specific topics include: the physical setting of Iran; the population; society and culture; economic development and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty
Lunneborg, Patricia W. – 1994
This book examines the successes of the Open University (OU), a concept now 25 years old, in overcoming obstacles to higher education faced by nontraditional students, and particularly those faced by older women. The OU has no entry qualification, requires no tests, admits all applicants on a space-available basis, and awards a Bachelor's degree.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Andragogy, Case Studies