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Barfchin, Massoud.

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Online education at the service of small colleges and universities.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Online education at the service of small colleges and universities./
Author:	Barfchin, Massoud.
Description:	140 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-09, Section: A, page: 3316.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-09A.
Subject:	Education, Finance. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3234974
ISBN:	9780542882678

Online education at the service of small colleges and universities.
Barfchin, Massoud.

Online education at the service of small colleges and universities. - 140 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-09, Section: A, page: 3316.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2006.

There are small colleges that have problems attracting and retaining students, and as a result, confronting financial difficulties. The purposes of this study were to investigate whether delivering courses and programs online could help a college in attracting more students and lowering its attrition rates. Other goals of the study were to determine what online course delivery formats were more appropriate for these colleges to put into practice. For this purpose, the study employed a mixed methodology of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The target population was 9 small universities and colleges in Connecticut that offered courses and programs online. Data were collected through individual interviews, a questionnaire, and document review.

ISBN: 9780542882678Subjects--Topical Terms:

1020300
Education, Finance.

Online education at the service of small colleges and universities.
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