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Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria (South Africa). – 1984
This report describes the findings of a work committee on learning needs and media utilization, which conducted an investigation of: (1) the learning needs that exist at the macrolevel in South Africa in informal, formal, and nonformal education; (2) those needs that can be satisfied by the use of educational radio (ER) and educational television…
Descriptors: Educational Radio, Educational Television, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment
Perraton, Hilary – 1984
This handbook discusses the use of distance education for teacher training and examines the case for and against distance teaching; its organization; the development, production, and distribution of distance-teaching materials; tutoring and counseling; and the monitoring and evaluation of finance and resources. Distance teaching is defined as the…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Correspondence Study, Costs
National Inst. for Educational Research, Tokyo (Japan). – 1982
This paper presents an outline of the University of the Air, a new Japanese educational institution which (1) makes use of a combination of radio, television, and study centers for university-level education; (2) is aimed at upper secondary school graduates and the general public interested in pursuing higher education; (3) will constitute a…
Descriptors: Administration, Distance Education, Educational Radio, Educational Television
Download full textHawkridge, David – 1979
The first part of this paper summarizes the experiences of the Open University in using print, television, and radio to provide postsecondary education to adults. Descriptions of these three components are followed by details on the functions served by each; i.e., how print, television, and radio differ in their ability to educate, and how the…
Descriptors: Adults, Distance Education, Educational Radio, Educational Television
Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria (South Africa). – 1983
This report presents findings and recommendations of an investigation that surveyed and evaluated the current educational situation in South Africa and offered recommendations on the use of computers in education and training. The following concerns are discussed: computers in formal and nonformal education; strategies for the introduction of…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Courseware, Educational Radio
Worthington, Ross – 1982
Produced by the Rural and Distance Education (RADE) database of the Queensland (Australia) Department of Education, this bibliography is designed to support research studies and to aid teachers, administrators, support personnel, and policy makers. The 1,965 citations, which include both monographs and journal articles (some of which are already…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communications Satellites, Correspondence Study, Delivery Systems
