Adult Student Needs and University Responses / Theodore W. Hengesbach.

A questionnaire was administered to determine the needs of external degree students in the South Bend, Indiana University External Degree Program. The results (48% response rate) were compared with those of an earlier study with Northwestern New York postsecondary students. It was found that 50% of...

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Main Author: Hengesbach, Theodore W.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
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Physical Description:17 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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