Open and Distance Learning in the Developing WorldPsychology Press, 2000 - 228 pages This revised and updated edition of Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change and explores its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education. Engaging with a range of topics, this comprehensive overview includes new material on:
With its critical appraisal of the facts and examination of data about effectiveness, this book provides answers to problems and poses key questions for the consideration of policy makers, educational practitioners and all professionals involved in implementing and delivering sustainable open and distance learning. |
Contents
Introduction golden goose or ugly duckling | 1 |
Nonformal education the light that never shone | 15 |
Schooling the door is ajar | 32 |
Teachers educating the largest profession | 57 |
Higher education beyond the courtyard wall | 84 |
Costs what the figures say | 118 |
Technology after Gutenberg and Turing | 139 |
Globalisation and culture follows trade | 152 |
Political economy who benefits who pays? | 177 |
Legitimacy a solution or a problem | 191 |
Currency values | 201 |
Notes | 203 |
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Index | 219 |
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