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The Credit Hour: The Tie That Binds
Author(s) -
Wellman Jane V.,
Ehrlich Thomas
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new directions for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0741
pISSN - 0271-0560
DOI - 10.1002/he.114
Subject(s) - higher education , relation (database) , business , public relations , actuarial science , sociology , mathematics education , economics , psychology , political science , computer science , economic growth , database
The credit hour is a universal translator that allows complicated institutions to translate disparate activities into a common language. It contributes to bad habits within the academy, particularly in relation to goals and assessment of student learning. Further, ways need to be sought to correct for the inequities in the student credit‐hour system.