Open and Distance Learning in Developing Countries,9780415194198

Open and Distance Learning in Developing Countries

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ISBN13: 9780415194198
ISBN10: 0415194199
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-20
Publisher(s): RoutledgeFalmer
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Summary

This revised and updated edition sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change, and reviews its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education.Engaging with a range of topics, new material includes:- 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 interactiove 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 fundingWith its critical appraisal of the facts and examination of data about effectiveness this book provides an answer to problems and poses key questions for the consideration of policy makers, educational practitioners and all professionals involved in implementing and providing sustainable open and distance learning.

Author Biography

Hilary Perraton has worked in international education since 1970. He is currently Research Director of the International Foundation for Open Learning.

Table of Contents

List of tables
vii
Foreword ix
Lord Briggs
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction: golden goose or ugly duckling
1(14)
Nonformal education: the light that never shone
15(17)
Schooling: the door is ajar
32(25)
Teachers: educating the largest profession
57(27)
Higher education: beyond the courtyard wall
84(34)
Costs: what the figures say
118(21)
Technology: after Gutenberg and Turing
139(13)
Globalisation: and culture follows trade
152(25)
Political economy: who benefits, who pays?
177(14)
Legitimacy: a solution or a problem
191(10)
Annex: Currency values 201(2)
Notes 203(6)
Bibliography 209(14)
Index 223

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