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Article: History and issues of distance learning
- Article from:
- Public Administration Quarterly
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Southern Public Administration Education Foundation Fall 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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INTRODUCTION
In 1993, 1.3 million students took one of more distance learning courses ... [a]nd the number ... is expected to soar to 11.6 million students by the year 2000 ... 1,218 four-year colleges and universities-about 55% of the total-offered distance learning in 1996 ... In addition, nine institutions currently offer degree programs entirely at a distance ... These include Boise State University, New York Institute of Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, and the University of Maryland (Goldberg, 1998:4).
Although distance learning may be thought of as a contemporary phenomenon in education, its domestic origin can be traced to the development of correspondence study at ...