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Review 10 trends impacting distance and continuing education, Part 1
Author(s) -
Scull Reed,
Thorup Jennifer,
Howell Scott L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30114
Subject(s) - continuing education , distance education , function (biology) , field (mathematics) , political science , public relations , sociology , medical education , medicine , law , mathematics , evolutionary biology , pure mathematics , biology
No one can dispute that distance and continuing education is a field that is as changeable as it is complex. Formerly a little‐recognized sideline, distance and continuing education units have been embraced by universities and elevated their function's stature as a core activity in higher education. Thus, leaders in the distance and continuing education field now have the opportunity to become campus leaders that provide insights on financial, programmatic and pedagogical innovation, according to Gary Matkin in “The Distance Educator's Opportunity for Institutional Leadership,” published in the Continuing Higher Education Review .