Visit to the National University, San Diego, USA: 30 July 1999

Abstract

The National University was founded in 1971 as an independent, non-profit institution of higher learning, focusing on the unique needs of midcareer adult learners, who are not seeking traditional residential university programmes. According to its information brochure, the National University is the third largest private university in California. More than 60 000 students had completed their studies in the arts and sciences, business, education, human services, nursing and technology at the beginning of 1999. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.