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Stein, David, Ed.; Glazer, Hilda R., Ed.; Wanstreet, Constance, Ed. – IGI Global, 2022
The emergence of remote and for-profit universities has provided increased opportunities for adult learners to obtain higher education degrees in a technologically-dependent teaching-learning environment. During the pandemic, for-profit online learning institutions experienced increases in enrollment while face-to-face institutions experienced a…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Proprietary Schools, Adult Education, Higher Education
Ediger, Marlow – 2001
For-profit schools are serviced by commercial companies whose primary goal is to raise student achievement to a designated level within a period specified by contract. Different school systems are discussed along with their positive and negative points. Questions related to possible issues are presented in each case for consideration. Reasons for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Charter Schools, Corporate Education, Distance Education