Distance Education Economics and Equity

• Autores: Colin W. Dunnett
• Localización: Innovations in education and teaching international, ISSN 1470-3297, Vol. 25, Nº 3, 1988, págs. 225-230
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The provision of distance education is recently seen as an adjunct to the actual education process, and yet there are discrete sections, or organizations, such as correspondence schools, providing a service specifically for those disadvantaged by distance. This paper provides an overview of the methods, equipment and technologies used in South Australia and relates their application to the inevitable costs and likely expansion operation. When summarizing the total scene, the picture of a blend and mix of provision becomes inevitable, with the overall costs and economics of the present constraining the immediate needs of the disadvantaged, while the educator tries to plan for the long‐term needs of the community. Such an approach will develop, albeit slowly but to the satisfaction of all, as long as the needs and concerns of people are considered as paramount.