ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING NETWORKS: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND FOR LEADERS ADDRESSING NEEDS OF MINORITY LEARNERS

Authors

  • Janet K. Poley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v12i2.1699

Keywords:

National and State Policies, MSIs and Minority Learners, Multicultural Organizational Framework

Abstract

For minority serving institutions, policies that support learners call for decisions about equity, quality, cost, impact on national economic performance and international global relationships

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Published

2019-02-09

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Empirical Studies

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