Open And Distance Learning in the Developing World

Perraton, Hilary David

ISBN 10: 0415393973 / ISBN 13: 9780415393973

Published by Routledge, 2006

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2nd edition. 238 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Open And Distance Learning in the Developing World
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415393973
• ISBN 13: 9780415393973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.51 kilograms

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Synopsis

This revised and updated edition of Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change and explores its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education.

Engaging with a range of topics, this comprehensive overview includes new material on:

• non-formal education: mass-communication approaches to education about HIV/AIDS and recent literacy work in India, South Africa, and Zambia
• schooling: new research projects in open schooling in Asia and subsaharan Africa, and interactive radio instruction in South Africa
• the impact of new technology and globalisation: learning delivered through the internet and mobile learning
• the political economy: international agencies, the role of private sector, and funding.

With its critical appraisal of the facts and examination of data about effectiveness, this book provides answers to problems and poses key questions for the consideration of policy makers, educational practitioners and all professionals involved in implementing and delivering sustainable open and distance learning.

About the Author

Hilary Perraton has worked in international education for more than 30 years. He is now a research associate at the von Hügel Institute, St Edmund’s College Cambridge.