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- Title
AN ALIEN PRESENCE.
- Authors
Pittman, Von
- Abstract
The article looks at the history of correspondence studies at the University of Chicago in Illinois. The efforts of the University of Chicago's founding president William Rainey Harper to make correspondence studies a viable and respected part of American post-secondary education are discussed. The author comments on the external degree program on New York's Chautauqua Assembly, which was used by Harper as a prototype for the University of Chicago's program. Policy disputes faced by Harper for allowing graduate students to earn up to half of their required credits through correspondence study are discussed.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); CHICAGO (Ill.); ILLINOIS; UNIVERSITY of Chicago; CORRESPONDENCE schools &; courses; DISTANCE education; HARPER, William Rainey; UNIVERSITY extension; CHAUTAUQUA Assembly (N.Y.); CURRICULUM
- Publication
American Educational History Journal, 2008, Vol 35, Issue 1/2, p169
- ISSN
1535-0584
- Publication type
Article