The Development of Distance Education in the Russian Federation and the Former Soviet Union

Autor/inn/en	Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Kourotchkina, Anna
Titel	The Development of Distance Education in the Russian Federation and the Former Soviet Union
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 13 (2012) 3, S.165-184 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Distance Education; Statistical Data; Educational Development; Educational Research; Educational History; Case Studies; Educational Practices; Delivery Systems; Instructional Systems; Educational Methods; School Statistics; Russia; Russia (Moscow) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungspraxis; Auslieferung; Unterrichtsorganisation; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Russland
Abstract	Distance education in the present Russian Federation and former Soviet Union has a long tradition that prevails to this day. The majority of students in Russia are enrolled in distance learning programs. The numbers indicate the existence of a well-established system for distance education, of which little is known in Western literature. A review of distance education research in the Anglo-American sphere showed that within the past 10 years not a single article dealing with the Russian system was published. Consequently, within international DE research Russia remains uncharted territory. The following explorative study introduces the educational and tertiary educational system and presents current statistical data while emphasizing the historical perspective to further describe how the distance education system is embedded therein. In order to discuss current practice in this field, one of the biggest higher distance education institutions in Moscow with approximately 110,000 students is used as an example. (Contains 3 tables, 4 figures and 7 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10