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Download full textHunter, Bill; Austin, Roger – College Quarterly, 2015
In this paper the authors will review research on international projects which have used communications technologies, primarily email and web-based video conferencing, to bring learners together across geographic, political, religious and cultural boundaries in the interest of building more cohesive communities in places frequently characterised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Electronic Learning
Peer reviewedHavice, Pamela A.; Chang, Catherine Y. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2002
With the technology revolution, the importance of creating a sense of community in the learning environment is as significant as ever. This article shares the lessons learned in developing and teaching a multicultural counseling course via distance and distributed education. The authors discuss strategies for integrating and fostering a sense of…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Development, Counselor Training, Distance Education
Peer reviewedSchwier, Richard A. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Examines theoretical and conceptual issues around promoting the growth of virtual learning communities and considers issues around using communication technologies in formal and informal learning environments. Highlights include: the theoretical context of community; categories for examining virtual learning communities; emphases of virtual…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Development, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education
Kerr, Stephen T. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1982
Discusses appropriate technology such as folk theater and instructional radio in the development of Third-World nations and emphasizes the importance of community participation in all stages of the educational process. Ways in which this can be stimulated and channelled to support development in other areas are examined. Sixteen references are…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Developing Nations, Drama
Clark, W. Bruce – 1992
This paper addresses the role of distance education as a means for increasing curricular offerings of small and rural secondary schools. Treating distance education as a "technology" risks repeating the same cycle of false hopes and expectations that has historically accompanied the introduction of technology into education. Instead,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Consortia
Millar, Pat; Falk, Ian – 2000
The learning needs of older adults living in rural Tasmania, Australia, and the potential of online technologies to foster local literacy and community well-being were examined. The study used a qualitative inquiry strategy that included visits to three sites to investigate the literacy and numeracy implications of senior citizens' use of online…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
