Musing on the Memes of Open and Distance Education

Autor/in	Latchem, Colin
Titel	Musing on the Memes of Open and Distance Education
Quelle	In: Distance Education, 35 (2014) 3, S.400-409 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-7919
DOI	10.1080/01587919.2015.955266
Schlagwörter	Open Education; Distance Education; Behavior Patterns; Cultural Influences; Imitation; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; Educational Philosophy; Internet; Educational Resources + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungsmittel
Abstract	Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body, so memes (ideas, behaviours, and actions) transmit cultural ideas or practices from one mind to another through writing, speech, or other imitable phenomena. This paper considers the memes that influence the evolution of open and distance education. If the transmission is strong and a sufficient number of policy-makers, managers, or practitioners in various contexts are capable of faithful imitation, the meme pool will evolve to exploit these memes to the full. If the propagation is weak, this may give rise to little or no imitation of the necessary philosophical stances, service orientations, and operational capacities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10