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The Student Credit Hour: An International Exploration

✍ Scribed by Thomas R. Wolanin

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2003
Weight: 85 KB
Volume: 2003
Category: Article
ISSN: 0271-0560
DOI: 10.1002/he.113

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Higher education systems in other developed nations that have operated without the student credit hour are increasingly interested in introducing it or similar metrics that facilitate internationalization of the curriculum and the introduction of more electives and student transfer options.

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