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ERIC Number: EJ1412213
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1743-9884
EISSN: EISSN-1743-9892
Reforming Education via Radio Lessons for Teachers? The Promise and Problems of Distance Learning in Cameroon, 1960-1995
Gnebora Oumarou
Learning, Media and Technology, v49 n1 p8-19 2024
This article contributes to the study of radio pedagogy in Africa by exploring the Cameroonian case. It shows how Cameroon, after it gained independence in 1960 but faced a shortage of primary school teachers, set up a continuous training scheme based on distance learning via radio broadcasts. Drawing on archival sources of Yaoundé, documentaries and field interviews, and taking a historical approach and a deductive logic, the article analyzes the implementation of this training initiative. It highlights the didactic devices, the teaching methods and the distance learning programs. The analysis shows that many teachers benefited from a professional qualification. The distance learning contributed to their skills development and career advancement. However, the article also reveals that the economic crisis of the 1980s put an end to this continuous training of teachers. It concludes with shedding light on the current challenges of technology use in Cameroon's education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Cameroon
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