Distance and E-Learning, Social Justice, and Development: The Relevance of Capability Approaches to the Mission of Open Universities

Autor/in	Tait, Alan
Titel	Distance and E-Learning, Social Justice, and Development: The Relevance of Capability Approaches to the Mission of Open Universities
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14 (2013) 4, S.1-18 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Open Universities; Institutional Mission; College Programs; Access to Education; Student Recruitment; Policy Analysis; Educational Policy; Audits (Verification); Human Capital; Social Development; Economic Development; Economic Impact; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Practices; Organizational Theories; Organizational Objectives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Offene Universität; Studienprogramm; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Politikfeldanalyse; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Humankapital; Soziale Entwicklung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Ökonomische Determinanten; Bildungspraxis; Organisationstheorie; Business goal; Unternehmensziel
Abstract	This article reviews the discourse of mission in large distance teaching and open universities, in order to analyse the theories of development and social justice that are claimed or may be inherent in them. It is suggested that in a number of cases the claims are unsupported or naive. The article goes on to set out the nature of Amartya Sen's capability approach for development, and to identify its potential for reviewing distance and e-learning more widely as a contributor to development and social justice. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10