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Who Sets the Standards? Accreditation and Distance Learning

Barbara Gellman‐Danley

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Abstract This chapter reviews the current status of accrediting agency policies and addresses the challenges facing the organizations that evaluate and review American community colleges.

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Abstract This chapter reviews the current status of accrediting agency policies and addresses the challenges facing the organizations that evaluate and review American community colleges.

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Abstract This chapter reviews the current status of accrediting agency policies and addresses the challenges facing the organizations that evaluate and review American community colleges.

Key concepts: Accreditation, Community college, Agency (philosophy), Academic standards, Political science, Public relations, Higher education, Pedagogy

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