A Rationale and Role for Independent Study in Higher Education.

Autor/in	Driscoll, William Joseph
Institution	Indiana Univ., Bloomington.
Titel	A Rationale and Role for Independent Study in Higher Education.
Quelle	(1970), (162 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Standards; Admission Criteria; Bibliographies; Colleges; Comparative Education; Doctoral Dissertations; Educational Innovation; Enrollment; Evaluation; Extension Education; Independent Study; Investigations; Part Time Students; Program Proposals; Special Degree Programs; Undergraduate Study; Universities; South Africa; United Kingdom (Great Britain); USSR + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Einschulung; Evaluierung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Selbststudium; Untersuchung; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Graduiertenförderung; Grundstudium; University; Universität; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This study focused on developing a rationale for special degree programs to improve access to higher education, and on determining a role for such programs. In an effort to learn if restrictive limitations exist in degree programs, information was obtained from the bulletin of the institution in each state which enrolled the largest number of part time students. A review was also made of past institutional response to the needs of part time students through extension and evening divisions. Next came an examination of innovative programs for part time students in the United States and in the Soviet Union, South Africa, and Great Britain. Finally, a three point rationale using the economic, philosophical, and educational bases of an independent study degree program was constructed, and a program outline was suggested. It was recommended that institutions eliminate administrative and academic restrictions that discriminate against part time students (1/3 of the total student population), and that independent study programs be created for students who either cannot be accommodated in existing degree programs or cannot commit themselves to full time study (Author/LY)
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