Distance learners in higher education
Subtitle: institutional responses for quality outcomes
By: edited by Chère Campbell Gibson.
Contributors: Gibson, Chère Campbell, 1945-
Series: Diversity series
Publisher: Atwood Pub.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Distance education -- United States.; University extension -- United States.; College students -- United States.; Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Michael G. Moore; title: Distance learners in higher education / Melody M. Thompson; title: Gender in distance education / Elizabeth Burge; title: Understanding and supporting the culturally diverse distance learner / Irene Sanchez and Charlotte N. Gunawardena; title: The distance learner's academic self-concept / Chère Campbell Gibson; title: Improving learning outcomes : the effects of learning strategies and motivation / Christine H. Olgren; title: Learning in a networked world : new roles and responsibilities / Terry D. Anderson and D. Randy Garrison; title: The distance learner in context / Chère Campbell Gibson; title: Supporting learners at a distance from inquiry through completion / Daniel Granger and Meg Benke; title: In retrospect / Chère Campbell Gibson.