PERSPECTIVES ON DISTANCE EDUCATION
Emerging Trends in the Development of School Networking Initiatives
Vis Naidoo and Heba Ramzy, Editors
© Commonwealth of Learning, 2004
ISBN: 1-895369-95-9
THIS COLLECTION of research and case studies provides snapshots of developments in school networking in seven regions of the world.
Schoolnets can be defined as the entities that facilitate collaboration among schools and that use information and communications technologies (ICTs) for this and other educational purposes. Recent developments in ICTs (especially computers and Internet-related technologies) and their application to education and training have increasingly allowed learners to access information and knowledge from different sources. In many countries schoolnets as an organised entity do not exist, but the activities generally associated with school networking are being carried out.
In the developed world, the school component of the education and training system has made massive strides to ensure that all learners have access to technology and information. In the developing world, access is much more difficult due to limitations with the technology and infrastructure and lack of good information resources and skilled teachers. Schoolnets in developing countries have also been driven by the need to support the attainment of quality education at both the primary and secondary levels of education.
This book focuses on the variety of school networking models that have emerged in different regions and the resulting trends and issues that need to be considered in terms of supporting the learning, teaching, management and teacher training processes.
Both policy-makers and educators will find this book useful.
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CHAPTER FILES TO VIEW OR DOWNLOAD IN PDF FORMAT:
Preliminary pages (pg. i-xi) 112 Kb
Preface - Sir John Daniel
Contributing authors
Chapter 1: Introduction (pg. 1-8) 93 Kb
Vis Naidoo
Chapter 2: Africa (pg. 9-26) 139 Kb
Shafika Isaacs
Chapter 3: The Americas: North, Central and South America (pg. 27-44) 139 Kb
Stephen Kemp
Chapter 4: Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (pg. 45-60) 139Kb
Zoya Naskova
Chapter 5: The Middle East (pg. 61-78) 122 Kb
Sherif Kamel
Chapter 6: The Pacific Region: Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
Derek Wenmoth (pg. 79-92) 122 Kb
Chapter 7: South Asia (pg. 93-110) 139Kb
Sanjaya Mishra
Chapter 8: Southeast Asia (pg. 111-132) 151Kb
Carmelita Villanueva
Conclusion (pg. 133-137) 86Kb
Heba Ramzy
