Correspondence schools and courses
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Distance education or distance learning (correspondence course) is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both." Distance education courses that require a physical on-site presence for any reason (including taking examinations) have been referred to as hybrid or blended courses of study.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Linda Kurtz collection
Collection
Identifier: 010.LK
Abstract
The Linda Kurtz collection contains a selection of correspondence, research and writing, and teaching material arranged by Linda Farris Kurtz, a Professor Emerita in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She began teaching at Eastern Michigan University's School of Social Work in 1989 and taught courses centered around human behavior, policy issues in chemical dependency, self-help, mental illness, and substance abuse. She retired in 2004. Materials were collected or written by Linda Kurtz. The collection...
Dates:
1969 - 2019