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 Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2000-2001 | | Description: | This report presents data on distance education at postsecondary institutions. NCES used the Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) to provide current national estimates on distance education at 2-year and 4-year Title IV-eligible, degree-granting institutions. Distance education was defined for this study as education or training courses delivered to remote (off-campus) sites via audio, video (live or prerecorded), or computer technologies, including both synchronous (i.e., simultaneous) and asynchronous (i.e., not simultaneous) instruction. | | | Filesize: | 645.13 Kb | | Added on: | 13-Oct-2004 | | Downloads: | 291 | / | Homepage | Details | |
| Expanding College Access: The Impact of State Finance Strategies | | Description: | State Finance Strategies - The buying power of the federal Pell grant has dropped sharply as college costs have increased, reducing college access for lower-income students. What is the net impact of state finance strategies for higher education on college enrollment? Read the results of a Lumina Foundation research report, "Expanding College Access: The Impact of State Finance Strategies." | | | Filesize: | 868.68 Kb | | Added on: | 13-Oct-2004 | | Downloads: | 265 | / | Homepage | Details | |
| Participation in Technology-Based Postcompulsory Education | | Description: | This Issue Brief examines participation in formal, post compulsory learning activities (such as college programs and courses, employer-provided training, and other coursework) in which computer technologies were used to deliver instruction. The analysis uses the 2001 Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program to examine overall participation in these activities, as well as differences in the extent to which learners with various characteristics (by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, education level, income, and locale) participate in technology-based activities. | | | Filesize: | 69.87 Kb | | Added on: | 13-Oct-2004 | | Downloads: | 252 | / | Homepage | Details | |
| Unintended Consequences of Tuition Discounting | | Description: | Written by Jerry S. Davis, Lumina Foundation — Find out why tuition discounting — the strategic use of financial aid to lower the sticker price of a college education for designated applicants — may carry unintended, negative consequences for colleges and universities and for some low-income students. (May 2003)
| | | Filesize: | 282.45 Kb | | Added on: | 13-Oct-2004 | | Downloads: | 272 | / | Homepage | Details | |
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