Validity and Cost of Self-Study in Accreditation of Medical Laboratory Science Educational Programs.

This paper reviews the validity and cost of self-study in medical laboratory science educational programs. The cost is significant, but participants have the impression that self-study is worthwhile. Objective data bearing on validity are difficult to obtain and careful studies are clearly necessary...

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Published in:	Journal of Higher Education Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 211 - 219
Main Author:	MacPherson, Colin R.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar/Apr1979
Subjects:	Autodidacticism Educational accreditation Assessment of education Medical laboratories Educational planning Educational programs Educational finance School administration Higher education
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Summary:	This paper reviews the validity and cost of self-study in medical laboratory science educational programs. The cost is significant, but participants have the impression that self-study is worthwhile. Objective data bearing on validity are difficult to obtain and careful studies are clearly necessary.