Critical Decisions Affecting the Development of Western Governors University

Autor/in	Meyer, Katrina A.
Titel	Critical Decisions Affecting the Development of Western Governors University
Quelle	In: Innovative Higher Education, 30 (2005) 3, S.177-194 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-5627
DOI	10.1007/s10755-005-6302-7
Schlagwörter	Financial Support; Distance Education; Higher Education; Politics of Education; Program Development; Educational Objectives; Interviews; Models; Educational Innovation; Competency Based Education; Educational Principles; College Curriculum; Virtual Universities; Educational Technology; Institutional Mission + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Finanzielle Förderung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Programmplanung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Analogiemodell; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Bildungsprinzip; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Interviews conducted with individuals involved in the early development and current operation of the Western Governors University allowed identification of 12 themes concerning early, formative decisions and decision-making processes. These themes were subsequently grouped into 5 categories: (1) politics, (2) organizational models, (3) changing mission, (4) multiple missions, and (5) experiencing innovation. Several factors, including the need to obtain financial support and to operate independently as a degree-granting institution, were influential in the decision to focus on competency-based curricula rather than providing a repository for distance learning courses offered by institutions in the West. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10