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9780415393973

Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415393973

  • ISBN10:

    0415393973

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-12-19
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

This revised and updated edition of Open and Distance Learning in the Developing Worldsets 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: non-formal education: mass-communication approaches to education about HIV/AIDS and recent literacy work in India, South Africa, and Zambia schooling: new research projects in open schooling in Asia and subsaharan Africa, and interactive radio instruction in South Africa the impact of new technology and globalisation: learning delivered through the internet and mobile learning the political economy: international agencies, the role of private sector, and funding. 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.

Table of Contents

List of tablesp. vii
Forewordp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introduction: golden goose or ugly ducklingp. 1
Evidencep. 15
Nonformal education: the light that never shonep. 17
Schooling: the door is ajarp. 34
Teachers: educating the largest professionp. 57
Higher education: beyond the courtyard wallp. 82
Crossborder enrolment: virtually wandering scholarsp. 114
Explanationp. 125
Costs: what the figures sayp. 127
Technology: after Gutenberg and Turingp. 148
Globalisation: and culture follows tradep. 162
Political economy: who benefits, who pays?p. 182
Evaluationp. 197
Legitimacy: a solution or a problemp. 199
Annex: Currency valuesp. 208
Notesp. 210
Referencesp. 214
Indexp. 233
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