The Effect of Letters and Postcards of Encouragement on the Submission of Lessons in Correspondence Study

1 September 1972

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Experimental Education

Vol. 41 (1) , 87-90
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.1972.11011379

Abstract

Postcards and letters of encouragement were used to reduce attrition in correspondence study courses. The two studies reported here resulted in different findings. The implications of these differences are discussed.

Keywords

POSTCARDS
CORRESPONDENCE STUDY
SUBMISSION
ENCOURAGEMENT
EFFECT OF LETTERS
LESSONS IN CORRESPONDENCE

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

Completion of University Correspondence Courses by Adults: the Effects of Goal-Clarity and Other Factors
The Journal of Higher Education, 1959