Abstract

Discusses the impact of various policies, including faculty compensation, workload, intellectual property, and geographic service areas, on distance education enrollment growth. Reports on five cases based on data from a survey of members of the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications and presents a framework for understanding why policies may or may not influence faculty behavior. (Author/LRW)

Citation

Meyer, K.A. (2002). Does Policy Make a Difference? An Exploration into Policies for Distance Education. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 5(4),. Retrieved August 8, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/94884/.

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Keywords

• distance education
• educational policy
• Enrollment Influences
• Faculty Workload
• Geographic Location
• higher education
• Intellectual Property
• policy analysis
• Surveys
• Teacher Behavior