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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED104244 AUTHOR: O'Neil, Robert M.
TITLE: Learner-Centered Education.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1975
NOTE: 8 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Association for Higher Education (30th, Chicago,
Illinois, March 24, 1975)
ABSTRACT: There is no clear consensus of the term "learner
centered reform." Learner-centered reform has become by
implication either the cause or the consequence of inflated
grades, lowered admission requirements, affirmative action,
elimination of language and other requirements, student
evaluation of teaching, abandonment of research, and many
other ills that afflict the contemporary academy. It is
fair
to assume that most students attending truly nontraditional
institutions probably would not be enrolled at all if only
the traditional options existed. Some valid cause for
concern about learner-centered reform stems from the
consumer protection movement. There is growing concern in
this area for external and nontraditional degree programs.
There is also growing concern about accreditation. There is
a threat posed by learner-centered reform to scholars and
teachers of the traditional mold. If the influence of the
learner in shaping the curriculum and evaluating his
performance expands, it must be at the expense of the
instructor. One positive step would be to integrate
nontraditional programs more fully into the total fabric of
the institution. The potential for consortia and other
interinstitutional arrangements for facilitating
nontraditional study has barely been tapped. Consortia
could
also serve to distribute, and thus minimize, the costs of
responding to new student demands and interests.
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KEY DESCRIPTORS: Accreditation-Institutions; Educational
Innovation; Speeches-; Student-Interests; Student
Participation
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Consortia-; *External-Degree-Programs;
*Higher-Education; *Student-Centered-Curriculum
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