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Peer reviewedMugridge, Ian – Impact of Science on Society, 1991
Introduces the definition and conventions of distance education, otherwise called correspondence coursework, as it has developed over the last several decades. Characterizes the movement of distance education from peripheral to central prominence in many educational systems, particularly as relates to the challenges and opportunities in the…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Extension Education
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1986
The role of English in the Soviet Union is discussed, with attention directed to: the characteristics and training of English teachers, the type and availability of instructional and related materials, educational administration in relation to English teaching, the development and planning of English instruction, English outside the educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Sandra; Williams, Michael – 1979
This study of educational provisions in Western Australia, an area of 2.5 million square kilometers with a mere 1.2 million inhabitants, provides a broad picture of the complex, difficult, and expensive undertaking of providing education to a small, widely-spread population which differs in demographic, economic, and cultural characteristics. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Boarding Schools, Correspondence Schools
