Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World. Routledge Studies in Distance Education.

Autor/in	Perraton, Hilary
Titel	Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World. Routledge Studies in Distance Education.
Quelle	(2000), (228 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-415-19418-0
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Administrator Attitudes; Case Studies; College Programs; Computer Assisted Instruction; Developing Nations; Development Communication; Distance Education; Economic Development; Educational Administration; Educational Finance; Educational Philosophy; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Mass Media; Nonformal Education; Open Education; Open Universities; Postsecondary Education; Relevance (Education); Sociocultural Patterns; Teacher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Studienprogramm; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Bildungsfonds; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Massenmedien; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Offene Universität; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Relevance; Relevanz; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	This book contains 10 chapters that analyze and synthesize the progress of open and distance education (ODE) in the developing world. Most chapters include case studies of programs in a variety of countries. "Introduction: Golden Goose or Ugly Duckling" briefly delineates the history of the field. "Nonformal Education: The Light That Never Shone" describes efforts to use mass media for out-of-school education. "Schooling: The Door Is Ajar" traces the use of ODE methods to expand access and improve the quality of education. The effects, outcomes, and costs of postsecondary distance education are covered in "Teachers: Educating the Largest Profession" and "Higher Education: Beyond the Courtyard Wall." The cost-effectiveness of ODE is analyzed in "Costs: What the Figures Say.""Technology: After Gutenberg and Turing" cautions that new technologies afford risks as well as benefits to the educational enterprise. "Globalisation: And Culture Follows Trade" compares the effect of international and national bodies on ODE and describes the role of the "invisible college" in the spread of innovations. "Political Economy: Who Benefits, Who Pays?" suggests that the low prestige of ODE has limited the ability of its practitioners to effect social change. "Legitimacy: A Solution or a Problem" concludes that ODE has offered more benefits than its detractors admit and can be improved to rival the quality of conventional education. The book contains a table of currency values, endnotes, and a bibliography listing 302 references. (KC)
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