Theorising Open and Distance Education.

Evans, Terry; Nation, Daryl

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ERIC Number: EJ448888

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Theorising Open and Distance Education.

Evans, Terry; Nation, Daryl

Open Learning, v7 n2 p3-13 Jun 1992

Reviews critiques of the authors' previous work, and examines the traditional theories regarding open and distance education. The role of educational technology is discussed; the impacts of social, economic, and political changes in a postindustrial world are considered; and distinctions between behaviorists and humanists are examined. (45 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Behaviorism, Criticism, Distance Education, Economic Change, Educational Technology, Educational Theories, Futures (of Society), Open Education, Political Influences, Social Change

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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