Distance Education and Sustainable Community Development

Selected Articles from a Conference on Distance Education and Sustainable Community Development

Edited by Denis Wall & Michael Owen
Categories: Education, Social Sciences, Environmental & Nature Studies, Environmental Protection & Preservation
Series: Miscellaneous Publications Series
Publisher: Athabasca University Press, University of Alberta Press
Paperback : 9780919737051, 172 pages, January 1992
Ebook (PDF) : 9781772121728, 172 pages, January 1992
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Description

Articles explore distance education, focusing on northern and remote communities in Canada, Botswana, and Nigeria. Programs in post-secondary education, including teacher training, credit and non-credit programs, are described. Also explores theoretical perspectives on the notion of 'community' and 'sustainability'. Chapters by: Denis Wall; Michael Robinson; Margaret Haughey; Richard D. Hotchkis and Linda Dreidger; Hafiz Wali; Johannes N. S. Mutanyatta; Dennis B. Sharpe; Terry Anderson; Margaret Fiddler; Pat Larsen; W. Bruce Clark; Noel Gour; Steve Schafer