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Strategy of Using ICT in ODL to Disseminate Higher Education in Tribal Communities: A Case of MP, India
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Nayak, Subash Ranjan; Kant, Nikhil; Anjali, Kumari – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to make an assessment of the challenges in disseminating higher education to the learners in tribal communities, and problems solving capacity of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) by strategically making use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) taking a case of Madhya Pradesh (MP), which is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Barriers, Access to Education
Community Participation in Open and Distance Learning Systems in India
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Pandey, Umesh Chandra; Gargava, Smriti – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2019
The Three Tier system of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) which was put in place with 73rd amendment in the constitution of India, is a major initiative for democratic decentralization. PRIs are acting successfully and gradually becoming more powerful and resourceful. Now most of the Panchayets, including block and village level, are having…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Education, Community Involvement
Part-Time Learners in Open and Distance Learning: Revisiting the Critical Importance of Choice, Flexibility and Employability
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Butcher, John; Rose-Adams, John – Open Learning, 2015
In this article, we argue that, if open learning seeks to (re)assert a social justice mission, issues of openness and flexibility are more critical than ever. Drawing on qualitative data from a National Union of Students Wales/Open University study, which explored, in the voices of Welsh students, the identity, motivation and barriers faced by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Distance Education, Part Time Students
Learning for Development: Selected Speeches of Sir John Daniel and Colleagues, September 2006-February 2007
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Commonwealth of Learning, 2007
The third in a series published by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), this booklet reproduces five addresses and one article from late 2006 and early 2007. This collection of speeches is entitled "Learning for Development" because that is the focus of the work of the COL's work. The addresses presented here were given at the opening and…
Descriptors: Open Education, Ceremonies, Distance Education, Innovation
Higher Education: Looking towards the 21st Century.
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Younis, Talib – 2000
Trends in higher education (HE) in Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom in the 1990s were reviewed, and possible policy directions for HE in the 21st century were explored. Special attention was paid to the following areas: features of HE institutions in the 21st century; the relationship between the state and HE institutions; curriculum…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Corporate Education, Corporations
Developing CPD in Britain and the Wider Europe. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the UACE CVE (York, England, September 1997).
Universities Association for Continuing Education, Cambridge (England). – 1998
This document contains 8 plenary papers and 15 workshop presentations from a conference on development continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing vocational education (CVE) in United Kingdom and Europe. The following papers are included: "How CPD Adds Value to Professional Personnel and Development Activity" (Judy…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Guidance, Competence, Coordination