An Exploratory Study of the Application of Modern Distance Learning Resources for Rural Elementary and Middle Schools in Western China: The Case of Three Cities in Gansu Province

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Gaixue; Yu, Shuyu
Titel	An Exploratory Study of the Application of Modern Distance Learning Resources for Rural Elementary and Middle Schools in Western China: The Case of Three Cities in Gansu Province
Quelle	In: Frontiers of Education in China, 5 (2010) 1, S.37-49 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1673-341X
DOI	10.1007/s11516-010-0005-2
Schlagwörter	Middle Schools; Distance Education; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Computer Uses in Education; Elementary Schools; Rural Schools; Teacher Attitudes; Access to Computers; Educational Resources; Teaching Methods; Educational Technology; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Fragebogen; Computernutzung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Lehrerverhalten; Bildungsmittel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	Based on a specially adapted questionnaire, research was carried out to explore how resources in modern distance learning were being applied in rural elementary and middle schools in Western China, in order to enhance the usefulness of the allocated resources. One particular distance learning project was used as the subject of the study, and teachers at 22 rural elementary and middle schools in 3 prefecture-level cities in Gansu Province, Western China, acted as the sample group. Analysis of the teachers' questionnaire responses showed that, (1) there is a comparatively high number of modern distance learning resources in use in rural elementary and middle schools in Western China, and they are being effectively used in the classroom to assist in everyday teaching; (2) teachers of rural elementary and middle schools in Western China have the ability to make use of these modern resources, and can obtain them by way of multi-channel inquiry; (3) modern distance learning resources are already becoming important components of everyday teaching resources in Western China; and (4) teachers are generally able to apply these resources well, despite some problems remaining. In the case of problems in application, most teachers are able to find adequate solutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10