THE FIRST BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED on this important topic, Telecentres: Case studies and key issues is an invaluable reference on community- and information technology-based telecentres in support of education and socio-economic development.
The book opens with a global overview of the multipurpose community telecentre movement and discusses the key issues of ownership, management, operational models and sustainability. There follows a series of case studies of telecentres drawn from Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. The final chapters draw on the experiences, insights and findings of some of the world's leading experts in telecentres in regard to evaluation, teleworking, training telecentre managers and staff, and selecting and using technology.
The book offers an unparallelled range of information and advice on the organisation and running of telecentres. It has been designed for policy-makers, centre managers and all of those in education, training, health and community development who are keen to serve urban, peri-urban, rural and other disadvantaged communities for which access to education and information means access to a better future.
Book review , April 2003, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL). IRRODL is a refereed e-journal published by Athabasca University to advance research, theory and best practice in open and distance learning worldwide.
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Telecentres: Case studies and key issues
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Preliminary pages (pg. i-xvi) 111 Kb
Preface - Gajaraj Dhanarajan
Introduction - Colin Latchem and David Walker
Contributing authors
Introduction - Colin Latchem and David Walker Contributing authors
Chapter 1: Telecentres - Experiences, Lessons and Trends (pg. 1-16) 87 Kb
Sonja Oestmann and Andrew C. Dymond
Chapter 2: The Western Australia Telecentre Network (pg. 17-28) 54 Kb
Gail Short
Chapter 3: The Queensland Open Learning Network, Australia (pg. 29-40) 229 Kb
Anne Gooley
Chapter 4: The Remote Community Service Telecentres of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (pg. 41-52) 80 Kb
Keith Sheppard
Chapter 5: The Hungarian Telecottage Movement (pg. 53-64) 182 Kb
Bill Murray
Chapter 6: The WREN Telecottage, Warwickshire, UK (pg. 65-74) 116 Kb
David Evans
Chapter 7: The Gaseleka Telecentre, Northern Province, South Africa (pg. 75-84) 121 Kb
Peter Benjamin
Chapter 8:The Kitimat Community Skills Centre in British Columbia, Canada (pg. 85-92) 50 Kb
Norbert Hartig
Chapter 9: The AMIC@s in the Municipality of Asunción, Paraguay (pg. 95-106) 192 Kb
Sergio Aranda and Mary Fontaine
Chapter 10: The Nakaseke Multipurpose Community Telecentre in Uganda (pg. 107-118) 191 Kb
Meddie Mayanja
Chapter 11: A Pilot Telecentres Project in Mozambique (pg. 119-128) 101 Kb
Polly Gaster
Chapter 12: The DaimlerChrysler Distance Learning Support Centre in
Maseru, Lesotho (pg. 129-138) 114 Kb
Leslie Howard
Chapter 13: Ghana's Community Learning Centres (pg. 139-148) 154 Kb
Jonnie Akakpo and Mary Fontaine
Chapter 14: Telelearning and Telelearning Centres in India (pg. 149-158) 83 Kb
Santosh Panda and Sohanvir Chaudhary
Chapter 15: The Acacia Programme: Developing Evaluation and Learning Systems for African Telecentres (pg. 159-168) 63 Kb
Heather E. Hudson
Chapter 16: Telecentre Evaluation: Issues and Strategies (pg. 169-182) 83 Kb
Heather E. Hudson
Chapter 17: Teleworking and Telecentres (pg. 183-196) 64 Kb
Imogen Bertin
Chapter 18: Training Telecentre Managers, Staff and Users (pg. 197-212) 92 Kb
Bill Murray, Cathy Murray and Simon Brooks
Chapter 19: Telecentre Technology (pg. 213-226) 63 Kb
Mike Jensen and David Walker
Appendix: Web Sites and Further References (pg. 227-244)
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Index of Authors Cited and Subject Index (pg. 245-256) 48 Kb
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