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Download full textIsmail, A. G. H. – 1992
This paper explains the effectiveness of distance teaching in Sri Lanka and shows the importance of face-to-face components in distance learning to meet the needs of students and resources. Distance education in the Third World and the current status of distance education at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) are described, and the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Counseling, Foreign Countries
Rekkedal, Torstein – 1985
A research project examined the effectiveness of using personal tutors/counselors in distance education programs as a means of reducing student attrition. In the experiment, one person integrated the roles of different tutors in different subjects as well as the role of the student advisor in the ordinary distance education system. The main…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Faculty, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Hurlburt, Graham – 1984
To promote the university academic adjustment of Canada natives, the program evaluates native education, develops curriculum, helps schools prepare for local control, prepares research studies, and conducts workshops. During academic year 1983-1984, instructor and student tutors provided more than 1,000 tutoring contact hours to some 300 of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, College Preparation, Coordinators
