Cyberspace, Distance Learning, and Higher Education in Developing Countries

Old and Emergent Issues of Access, Pedagogy, and Knowledge Production

AvN'Dri Assié-Lumumba

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Amidst the euphoria about the new frontiers of technology sometimes perceived as a panacea for expansion of higher education in developing countries, there is a need to analyze persistent and new grounds of unequal opportunity for access, learning, and the production of knowledge. This volume addresses fundamental questions about the educational process such as:· The use of technology in higher education for a holistic educational system for social development· The actual technological capacity in Africa and possibilities for virtual higher education· Cultural relevance of the curriculum and pedagogy· Pedagogy and gender in cyberspace education· Perils of externally-driven distance education programs in Africa and the quest for ownership towards development· Challenges and opportunities in the making of knowledge society in an Asian context· Strategies to promote constructive virtual higher education in Africa and Asia.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-05-18
Mått:160 x 240 x 15 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology
Antal sidor:254
Förlag:Brill
Medarbetare:N'Dri Assié-Lumumba
ISBN:9789004131217

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N’Dri T. Assié-Lumumba, Ph.D. (1982) in Comparative Education, the University of Chicago, teaches at Cornell University in the Africana Studies and Research Center. Dr. Assié-Lumumba has published extensively on equality, policy, and political economy, and history of education, educational innovations, and gender and development.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction, N’drit. Assié-Lumumba1. ICT4D: A Frontier for Higher Education in Developing Nations, Royal D. Colle and Raul Roman2. Partnership in Higher Education in Africa: Communications Implications beyond the 2000s, Jacques Habib SY3. Implementing the Online Learning Communities in Africa: A Unisa Case Study, J.F. Heydenrych, P. Higgs and L.J. Van Niekerk4. Pedagogical Issues and Gender in Cyberspace Education: Distance Education in South Africa, Chika Trevor Sehoole and Teboho Moja5. Distance Learning and Virtual Education for Higher Education in Africa: Evaluation of Options and Strategies, Stanley Moyo6. The Chances for Success of the Francophone Centers for Distance Education of the GDLN Network: The Case of the Centre d’Education à Distance de Côte d’Ivoire, Kouassi Yao7. Higher Education Reform: Challenges towards a Knowledge Society in Malaysia, Akiko Kamogawa8. Strategies for Promoting Virtual Higher Education: General Considerations on Africa and Asia, Kazuo Kuroda and Hossain Md. ShanawezIndex