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Peer reviewedRumble, Greville – Distance Education, 1985
Reviews literature on distance education systems in Latin America and suggests the British Open University distance education model may not be appropriate for Latin America. Alternative distance education systems models currently being utilized in Latin America are described: consortium approach, privatization of distance teaching universities,…
Descriptors: Consortia, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Cooperation
Peer reviewedEastmond, Daniel V. – Distance Education, 1994
Discussion of the use of computer conferencing by higher education institutions offering distance education courses focuses on a study that investigated adult student perceptions of distance study by computer conferencing. Highlights include a literature review; learning approaches; student relationships; and an Adult Distance Study through…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Distance Education, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedRothe, J. Peter – Distance Education, 1985
To provide a basis for the conceptual development of audio teleconferencing, key audio teleconferencing and distance education variables extracted from the literature are related into a representative model whose major interdependent components include interaction, technical design, learner characteristics, attitudes, and evaluation, learning…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Distance Education, Educational Environment, Equipment
Peer reviewedThompson, Gordon – Distance Education, 1984
Argues research investigating distance education drop-out problems hasn't been based on comprehensive theoretical models; suggests Spady, Tinto, and Boshier's theoretical models are relevant to such research, since they reflect importance of exploring aptitude-treatment interactions in investigating drop-out problems; and proposes that the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Distance Education, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedKember, David; Mezger, Ross – Distance Education, 1990
Discussion of staff development in distance education focuses on the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) for developing instructional design skills in subject experts. Contingency theories of management are examined, literature on CBAM is reviewed, and use of CBAM in a course team approach for course development is described. (22 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Contingency Management, Cooperative Planning
Peer reviewedDodds, Agnes E.; Lawrence, Jeanette A. – Distance Education, 1983
Presents a model illustrating distance education students' perceptions of their aims for studying a course. Analyses of verbal reports of four students using this model showed that their goals differed from those of the teacher and influenced how they studied. Relevance for external course design is discussed. (23 references). (MBR)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
A Media Course Commitment Study in a Canadian University: Empirical Validation of an Exchange Model.
Peer reviewedSchell, Bernadette H.; Thornton, John A. – Distance Education, 1985
Presents a study on attraction of students to an open-university distance education program and their commitment to remain in the program over time. In this study, commitment is conjectured to be a function of program satisfaction, availability of educational alternatives, and investment of time, energy, money, and ego. (MBR)
Descriptors: Demography, Distance Education, Educational Research, Enrollment Influences
