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Larson, Richard C.; Murray, M. Elizabeth – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
This paper uses case studies to focus on distance learning in developing countries as an enabler for economic development and poverty reduction. To provide perspective, we first review the history of telecottages, local technology-equipped facilities to foster community-based learning, which have evolved into "telecenters" or…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Poverty, Distance Education, Foreign Countries