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Cyberspace, distance learning, and higher education in developing countries : old and emergent issues of access, pedagogy, and knowledge production / edited by N'Dri T. Assié-Lumumba.
Van Pelt Library LB2395.7 .C93 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology 0074-8684 ; v. 94.
- International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684 ; v. 94
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Computer-assisted instruction--Social aspects--Africa--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education, Higher.
- Distance education--Social aspects--Africa--Cross-cultural studies.
- Distance education.
- Internet in higher education--Social aspects--Africa--Cross-cultural studies.
- Internet in higher education.
- Social aspects.
- Distance education--Social aspects.
- Education, Higher--Computer-assisted instruction.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
- Summary:
- This resourceful book provides cutting-edge exploration and insightful analysis of educational implications of technology and distance higher education in Africa and Asia, critically examining access, curriculum, pedagogy, externally designed programs, the quest for ownership and strategies for creating a knowledge society.
- Contents:
- ICT4D: A Frontier for Higher Education in Developing Nations / Royal D. Colle, Raul Roman 17
- Partnership in Higher Education in Africa: Communications Implications beyond the 2000s / Jacques Habib Sy 57
- Implementing the Online Learning Communities in Africa: A Unisa Case Study / J.F. Heydenrych, P. Higgs, L.J. Van Niekerk 91
- Pedagogical Issues and Gender in Cyberspace Education: Distance Education in South Africa / Chika Trevor Sehoole, Teboho Moja 145
- Distance Learning and Virtual Education for Higher Education in Africa: Evaluation of Options and Strategies / Stanley Moyo 167
- The Chances for Success of the Francophone Centers for Distance Education of the GDLN Network: The Case of the Centre d'Education a Distance de Cote d'Ivoire / Kouassi Yao 193
- Higher Education Reform: Challenges towards a Knowledge Society in Malaysia / Akiko Kamogawa 215
- Strategies for Promoting Virtual Higher Education: General Considerations on Africa and Asia / Kazuo Kuroda, Hossain Md. Shanawez 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004131213
- OCLC:
- 54905807
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