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Buck, George H. – Journal of Distance Education, 2006
This article describes one of the first developments and deployment of radio for distance learning and education in Canada, beginning in the early 1920s. Anticipating a recent initiative of public-private partnerships, the impetus, infrastructure, and initial programs were provided by a large corporation. Description of the system, its purpose,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Educational Radio
Development Communication Report, 1983
This newsletter on development projects in developing nations include the following major articles: (1) "An Insider's Perspective: Dr. Henry Cassirer Talks to DCR about Development Communication and Unesco"; (2) "Comic Books Carry Health Messages to Rural Children in Honduras," by Oscar Vigano; (3) "Computers Come to the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Comics (Publications), Computer Programs, Developing Nations
Stinehart, Kathleen – 1987
Both Mexico and the United States make use of communications technologies for distance education. In the United States, distance learning programs are plentiful. Most focus on a postsecondary level of learning and are planned and carried out by the individual sponsoring institution. A variety of technologies are used, including educational…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Distance Education