An assessment of nontraditional education among the collegiate members of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the nontraditional credit programs offered by the member institutions of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. As a secondary purpose, there was a desire to provide the Commission on Colleges with data to assist the members and staff in assessing the need for possible revision of Standard Nine. The study was accomplished through addressing sixteen specific objectives. Among these objectives was the identification of all institutions with the membership of the Commission on Colleges of. SACS which; offered a nontraditional degree program.Additionally, the identification of those institutions among the membership which planned implementation of a nontraditional effort by 1977-78 was also sought.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Administration

Department dc:contributor.department

Educational Administration

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1977

Author dc:creator

• Simpson, Edward Gordon

Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair

• Keim, William A.
• Rockey, Marybelle C.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Robertson, James I. Jr.
• Stubblefield, Harold W.
• Thompson, A. E.

• postsecondary education

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-06092012-141045

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/38595