i will be using degree mills for a topic in my graduate portfolio assessment and capstone project for Jones International MBA program. Any specific research suggestions for references and money spent by consumers would be appreciated. ------------------
Go to askERIC on the web. Search the ERIC database with terms such as "degree mill" and "diploma mill." You will find many articles on this subject. Pick up a copy of Bears' Guide to Earning Deegrees by Distance Learning. In it you will find a great number of descriptions of diploma mills, including a lot of history. Reid (1959) and Stewart and Spille (1988) have written books on the subject as well. Rich Douglas