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Murphy, Elizabeth; Rodriguez-Manzanares, Maria A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper reports on a study that uses cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) to make sense of e-teachers' activity in a context of high-school distance education. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews with 13 e-teachers as well as seven management and support personnel in an organization responsible for the design and delivery…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Robinson, Bernadette – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
The goal of "teacher quality for all" is proving difficult to achieve in many countries, especially in rural areas, yet teacher quality is a key determinant of students' participation rates and achievement levels. It also affects the attainment of social justice in terms of equity in educational quality for students. One contributor to…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Distance Education, Foreign Countries