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Publication Date: 1998
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Western Governors U. Takes Shape as a New Model for Higher Education.
Blumenstyk, Goldie
Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n22 pA21-A24 Feb 6 1998
Backers of Western Governors University hope it will revolutionize the ways colleges compete for students, professors teach, and education is measured, and believe the virtual university can help contain the costs of educating growing numbers of students in the 16 participating states. However, the administration faces challenges in areas of accreditation, faculty, eligibility for student aid, and curriculum. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Change Strategies, College Administration, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Consortia, Distance Education, Educational Change, Higher Education, Innovation, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Program Descriptions, Regional Planning, Student Financial Aid, Virtual Universities
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Language: English
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