J. Samuel Walker
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835036
- eISBN:
- 9781469602578
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869123_walker.13
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter discusses the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was founded in significant part to establish academic integrity and enforce academic standards among its members. One eventual result of ...
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This chapter discusses the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was founded in significant part to establish academic integrity and enforce academic standards among its members. One eventual result of those goals was that the ACC decided in 1964 that football and basketball prospects had to score at least 800 on the SAT to qualify for an athletic scholarship. In 1966, it extended this policy to athletes who participated, with or without financial aid, in any intercollegiate sport. During the late 1960s, the 800 rule generated what the Raleigh News and Observer called the “biggest, most controversial, technicality-filled issue in recent league history.” The controversy divided the ACC and threatened to cause its dissolution. After much turmoil, the conference decided to keep the 800 requirement even at the cost of losing one of its charter members, and, consequently, the University of South Carolina withdrew in 1971.Less
This chapter discusses the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was founded in significant part to establish academic integrity and enforce academic standards among its members. One eventual result of those goals was that the ACC decided in 1964 that football and basketball prospects had to score at least 800 on the SAT to qualify for an athletic scholarship. In 1966, it extended this policy to athletes who participated, with or without financial aid, in any intercollegiate sport. During the late 1960s, the 800 rule generated what the Raleigh News and Observer called the “biggest, most controversial, technicality-filled issue in recent league history.” The controversy divided the ACC and threatened to cause its dissolution. After much turmoil, the conference decided to keep the 800 requirement even at the cost of losing one of its charter members, and, consequently, the University of South Carolina withdrew in 1971.
Judith Bowman
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199988174
- eISBN:
- 9780199392919
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199988174.003.0002
- Subject:
- Music, History, American
This chapter deals with the quality and effectiveness of online learning, addressing common misperceptions such as viewing face-to-face instruction as the “gold standard” in education, as well as ...
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This chapter deals with the quality and effectiveness of online learning, addressing common misperceptions such as viewing face-to-face instruction as the “gold standard” in education, as well as issues regarding academic integrity and student verification. It presents guidelines for online education developed by the Sloan Consortium (the five pillars for quality online education). It provides a summary of national accreditation standards for distance or online learning developed by the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions together with specific practices for promoting academic integrity developed by the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET). The chapter concludes with the definitions and standards for distance learning programs published by the NASM.Less
This chapter deals with the quality and effectiveness of online learning, addressing common misperceptions such as viewing face-to-face instruction as the “gold standard” in education, as well as issues regarding academic integrity and student verification. It presents guidelines for online education developed by the Sloan Consortium (the five pillars for quality online education). It provides a summary of national accreditation standards for distance or online learning developed by the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions together with specific practices for promoting academic integrity developed by the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET). The chapter concludes with the definitions and standards for distance learning programs published by the NASM.
