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ERIC Number: EJ578193
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-3997
Western Governors University: University of the Future.
Albrecht, Robert C.
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v12 n1 p7-8 Win 1999
Western Governors University (WGU) was initiated by 15 western governors in response to perceived needs in the marketplace and as a supplement to traditional institutions. WGU features competency-based credentials (certificates and degrees) rather than course-based programs; distance learning; focus on nontraditional, working students; third-party assessment of student competencies; and "unbundled" faculty functions. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Distance Education, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Nontraditional Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Western Governors University