External Science Courses: The Practicals Problem.

Kember, David

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Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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External Science Courses: The Practicals Problem.

Kember, David

Distance Education, v3 n2 p207-25 Sep 1982

Describes three methods for offering practical work for external science courses: residential sessions on campus, local centers, and use of home laboratory kits. The advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed and examples of each in operation are given. A 21-item bibliography is provided. (EAO)

Descriptors: Continuing Education Centers, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Experiments, Nontraditional Education, Open Universities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Laboratories, Workshops

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