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A research study of Sinclair's College Without Walls program for adult students was recently conducted through the University of Cincinnati using the Educational Testing Service's “Community College Goals Inventory.” A control group of approximately 100 students enrolled in a traditional program (randomly selected) was compared with an experimental group of approximately 100 College Without Walls students. Statistically, College Without Walls students expressed significantly greater satisfaction with the accomplishment of numerous institutional goals than did their traditional student counterparts. There were no other statistically significant differences in this comparison of two groups on a myriad of other factors from career preparation to institutional environment.
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Vinson, K. Institutional goals: Their impact on adult learners. Alternative Higher Education 7, 52–56 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01080810
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01080810