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Charles A. Wedemeyer
Born1911
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died1999 (aged 87–88)
Known for
  • Comparative studies to establish value of correspondence/independent/distance learning
  • Expansion of access to education on six continents
  • Research on learners, systems, institutional characteristics, media applications, software development
  • Establishment of field of distance education
  • Influence on open learning systems worldwide

Charles A. Wedemeyer (1911–1999) was a pioneer in the field of independent and distance learning. He challenged university administrators to expand access and opportunity to autonomous learners. "Educational change is evolutionary, and its tempo is glacial,"[1] he wrote.

  1. ^ Wedemeyer 1981, p. xx.

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