Open-Distance Education as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development: Reflections on the Nigerian Experience

Autor/inn/en	Aderinoye, Rashid; Ojokheta, Kester
Titel	Open-Distance Education as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development: Reflections on the Nigerian Experience
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 5 (2004) 1, (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Distance Education; Role of Education; Surveys; Educational Policy; Individual Development; Community Development; Economic Development; Educational Development; Developing Nations; Educational History; Open Universities; International Organizations; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Africa; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungsauftrag; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Individuelle Entwicklung; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Bildungsentwicklung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Offene Universität; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Afrika
Abstract	This article examines open-distance learning in Nigeria and the role it plays in personal, community, and national development. Following consultation with existing literature, a qualitative survey was conducted using questionnaires, interviews, and participatory experience. Although particular emphasis was paid to the Nigerian context, the findings in this article may be regarded as reflective distance education experiences elsewhere in Africa. Clearly, education is the key to human development and progress. It is essential to bring about changes in attitudes, values, and behaviour. Used ethically, distance education may enable people to make informed choices about their present life and future. Moreover, these assertions have been credited to many scholars and institutions at one time or the other. The question here, however, is: To what extent are these assertions true of education, and more especially of those individuals benefiting from open and distance learning in Nigeria? This and more incisive issues constitute the substance of this article. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10