emerging global distance learning

technology; and (5) academic programs.

The literature review primarily targeted those sources published since 1990.  Materials 
reviewed included journal articles, reports published by independent research 
organizations, testimony before government committees, books and book chapters,




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higher education association reports, federal government studies and reports, 
dissertations, papers presented at association meetings, and monographs.  The review 
resulted in a bibliography of over 120 sources.

For the purpose of this bibliography, access is viewed as having three components:
(1) access to postsecondary education in general, (2) access to technology-mediated 
distance learning, and (3) access to technology-enriched campus instruction.  Also, for 
the purpose of this bibliography, technology-based learning is viewed as having two 
components: (1) technology-mediated distance education, and (2) technology-enriched 
campus instruction.

The reader should be aware that only those references that focused upon the relationship 
of technology and access to postsecondary are included.  Sources were selected based 
upon their ability to address this issue and helped to answer the questions noted above. 
Thus, to that extent, the bibliography is selective, rather than all inclusive.

It is also important to note that the literature on these topics is expanding at a rapid rate. 
Although efforts were made to ensure that this bibliography as up-to-date as possible
(the latest reference is dated February, 2002), it is unavoidable that as soon as the 
bibliography is released, additional materials will be published that could have been 
included and contribute to the ongoing dialogue.  Indeed, this fact is a poignant 
testimony to the intense interest regarding how technology is affecting access to 
postsecondary education.




































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             Access to Postsecondary Education in General 
Burtnett, Frank (2001, February).  The Internet as an Admission Tool  2000. 
Education Now

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