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Is Distance Education by Radio Outdated? A Consideration of the Outcome of an Experiment in Continuing Medical Education with Rural Health Care Workers in Jamaica.
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Halliwell, J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1987
This discussion of the merits of radio as a medium for distance education focuses on the 1982 Radio Education Research Project in Jamaica, which was developed to provide continuing education for rural primary health care workers. The potential future role of radio with education in developing countries is evaluated. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Continuing Education, Costs, Developing Nations
Computer Networking with the Victorian Correspondence School.
Conboy, Ian – 1986
During 1985 the Education Department installed two-way radios in 44 remote secondary schools in Victoria, Australia, to improve turn-around time for correspondence assignments. Subsequently, teacher supervisors at Melbourne's Correspondence School sought ways to further augument audio interactivity with computer networking. Computer equipment was…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Alternative Strategies to Improve and Expand the Delivery of Vocational Education in Small, Rural, and/or Isolated Secondary Schools in Hawaii.
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Director for Vocational Education. – 1983
Intended for administrators of schools within the Hawaii Department of Education, this document provides descriptions of 34 alternative strategies implemented by small, rural, and/or isolated secondary schools across the nation to improve the quality of their vocational programs. Introductory materials discuss the document's purpose, the need for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Education, Correspondence Study