External Degrees in the Information Age
Legitimate Choices
Published on 24. June 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-89774-997-8 (ISBN)
Description
There has been tremendous growth in the number of college and university degree programs designed specifically for adults who have family and career responsibilities. Telecommunications and computer technologies have even made it possible to earn some degrees without ever leaving home or work. Other adult degree programs require that students spend only a minimal amount of time on campus. As an added advantage, many of these external degree programs offer college credit for prior learning and work experience. Unfortunately, this revolution in adult higher education has also led to a proliferation of diploma mills-degree-granting institutions that lack recognized accreditation. External Degrees in the Information Age is a reliable and comprehensive guide designed to help adults make informed decisions about pursuing a postsecondary degree, and to help them avoid diploma mills. The book also describes 140 legitimately accredited external degree programs now in operation.
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EUGENE SULLIVAN is director, Military Evaluations Program, The Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials, American Council on Education, Washington, D.C. He has held that position for over 20 years. As the head of staff, he is responsible for the biennial publication of the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, which is the standard reference used by colleges and universities to award credit for learning acquired in military life.::Stewart /f David /i W. /b DAVID W. STWEART retired in 1995 as director of program development at the American Council on Education's Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials, Washington, D.C. /e::Spille /f Henry /i A. /b HENRY A. SPILLE is vice president of the American Council on Education (ACE), and director of ACE's Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials in Washington, D.C. His previous positions at ACE include director of the GED Testing Program, associate director of the Office on Educational Credit and Credentials, and project director for the Military Occupational Specialty Feasibility Study at the Office on Educational Credit and Credentials. Spille has written numerous articles and book chapters and coauthored Diploma Mills: Degrees of Fraud (1988) with David Stewart, and Focus on Adults: A Self-Study Guide for Postsecondary Educational Institutions with David Stewart and Nancy Schlossberg.