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Evans, Terry D.; Nation, Daryl E. – International Council for Distance Education Bulletin, 1987
The future theory and practice of distance education is considered in light of social theory, particularly social structures and systems. Distance education as a multi-national instructional industry is discussed, theories of teaching and learning are described, and 39 references are provided. (LRW)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Theories, Educational Trends

Lucal, Betsy – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Maintains that most students learn how sociologists study social stratification in introductory sociology courses. Presents a content analysis of 15 introductory college textbooks to determine whether they use distributional or relational approaches as the basis for their treatment of social class. Finds that depictions of class are…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Marxian Analysis
Husen, Torsten – 1987
The social stratification process is analyzed from a theoretical point of view, with assumptions tested with empirical evidence from the International Institute for Educational Planning project in developing countries or with information obtained through the researcher's prior studies on industrialized countries. The significant, and often…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations