ERIC Number: EJ1114131
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
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Can Distance Education Be Mainstreamed?
Irele, Modupe E.
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, v8 n2 Sum 2005
The term "mainstreaming" is often used to capture distance education's re-positioning within traditional universities. However, the results of a study of written distance education policies in four land grant universities challenge the implied widespread acceptance and integration of distance education into the educational mainstream. Furthermore, the results reveal major issues that compromise distance education's capacity to be mainstreamed into all relevant areas of the university system.
Descriptors: Distance Education, Teaching Methods, College Instruction, Higher Education, Educational Practices, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Policy, Geographic Location, Institutional Characteristics, Strategic Planning, Governance, Questionnaires, Administrator Attitudes
State University of West Georgia. 1601 Maple Street, Honors House, Carrollton, GA 30118. Tel: 678-839-5489; Fax: 678-839-0636; e-mail: distance@westga.edu; Web site: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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