Women and Distance Education: Challenges and Opportunities (Routledge Studies in Distance Education)

✍ Scribed by Chr von Prummer

Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Leaves: 241
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book provides valuable insights into the situation of women in distance education around the world. A wide variety of evidence from different countries supports the conclusion that open and distance learning has the potential to provide equal opportunities in higher and continuing education and that these are currently being missed. The author provides conclusive evidence that distance education, while involving a degree of risk to the stability of families and relationships, etc., nevertheless offers women a chance which, on balance, is worth taking. The author says that it is up to distance education policy makers to provide a framework for women students which will limit the risks and maximise the opportunities. Drawing on fascinating case study material, this book presents vital information for these policy makers.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
1 Introduction......Page 22
2 Distance education: studying outside the ivory tower......Page 46
3 Home study: the learning environments of women distance students......Page 70
4 Women studying at a distance......Page 101
5 Getting in touch......Page 130
6 Minority women: class and gender in distance education......Page 159
7 Distance education and the social mobility of women......Page 187
8 Challenges, chances, changes: distance education......Page 221
Bibliography......Page 229
Index......Page 237

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