Distances et Savoirs editorial - Martine Vidal, Christian Depover, Jacques Wallet
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In 2007, Distances et savoirs, a reference journal on distance education for the
French speaking community of researchers and practitioners, with researchers from
Europe, Canada and Africa in its reading committee, initiated an original
collaboration with five other academic journals from Northern and Southern
America, Asia and Europe) focused on a common call for publication on the theme :
“Distance learning and the right – or access – to education”. The French version of
the call can be read in the following pages.
The aim of the project was to offer a set of references on that theme, from varied
educational environments in the world, and to publish them in the anniversary year
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2008. The present common website
for all six journals is the result of that exceptional common endeavour.
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distances, distance education, right to education, French, world, educational environment, editorial, introduction
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Brics and clicks - Mary Bold, Lillian Chenoweth, Nirisha K.Garimella
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Projections for the global economy frequently center on the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and
China. As futurists and economists alike define and re-define both formal and informal coalitions (for
example, by broadening the R in BRIC to include all Eastern European economies or instead re-directing
the discussion to G-8 countries or to World Trade Organization members), the education profiles of the
individual nations sometimes resemble economic indicators: what is imported, what is exported, and what
is the potential for expansion. Higher education, and specifically distance learning (the Clicks element of
this paper), can already be charted in these terms for some nations. This paper describes the current role
of distance learning in countries described as growing economies and proposes a typology for describing
change as additional data become available. The paper informs readers of global developments in distance
education, using the BRIC nations as examples.
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cross-border education, globalization, BRIC, GATS, internationalization, distance learning, access, right to education
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Roles of distance education in the implementation of the right
to education in Indonesia: analysis and lessons learnt from the
sociological, political and economic points of view
- Aminudin Zuhairi, Ida Zubaidah & Daryono
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This paper addresses the roles of distance education in the implementation of the
right to education, presenting sociological, political and economic analysis and
lessons learnt from the specific context of Indonesia. Diversities in geographic,
demographic, social cultural and economic conditions of the country provide
specific challenges for its distance education practice and the process of social,
political and economic transformation to which distance education can contribute.
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distance education, right to education, challenges, socia, political and economic transformation
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L’accès aux certifications supérieures par la
distance : l’extension du droit à l’éducation
- Cathia Papi et Emmanuel Triby
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Conceptualising education through a ‘human rights’ lens provides educators
with a reflective interpretation and analyses for reconsidering the implications of the multidimensional
social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of education as a human right.
Moreover, we propose that the right to education, in and of itself, is inherently an
educational access issues that is strengthened and supported through distance education
practice. From a comparative standpoint, we analyse two systems that share similar
characteristics of importance for adults and higher education. The potential of these systems
are mutually complimentary with the economic efficiency components to make their
applications to practice contribute to the premise of education as a fundamental human right.
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human rights, right to education, adults education, certificates in specific areas of professional experience, open and distance learning (odl), diploma allowing access to university studies
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Distance English language teacher training program in Turkey : e-learning opportunities for the right to education - Dilek ALTUNAY & M. Emin MUTLU
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This article presents the Distance English Language Teacher Training Program at Anadolu University in Turkey and how distance education; particularly e-learning opportunities offered in the program contribute to the right to education. The program has contributed to solve the English language teacher education problem in the country and contributes to the right to education mainly in two ways: Firstly, it gives the ones who would like to become English language teachers the right to achieve their aim. Secondly, by increasing the supply of teachers of English, it allows students who want to learn English but cannot learn because of lack of teachers to learn English. The program also includes many applications contributing to the right to education. This practice is important in that it might bring new insights to foreign language teacher education and will be of value to other countries facing with similar problems.
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right to education, teacher education, English language teacher education, e-learning, distance education, blended learning
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OpenCourseWare, Global Access and the Right to Education: Real access or marketing ploy? - Henk Huijser, Tas Bedford, David Bull
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This paper explores the potential opportunities that OpenCourseWare (OCW) offers in providing wider access to tertiary education, based on the ideal of ‘the right to education’. It first discusses the wider implications of OCW, and its underlying philosophy, before using a case study of a tertiary preparation program (TPP) at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) to draw out the issues involved in offering a program that is created in a particular national and social context on a global scale. This paper draws specific attention to the digital divide, its effects in national and global contexts, and the particular obstacles this presents with regards to OCW. This paper argues that OCW provides many opportunities, both in terms of access to education and in terms of student recruitment and marketing for universities. To take full advantage of those opportunities, however, requires a concerted effort on the part of tertiary education institutions, and it requires a vision that is fundamentally informed by, and committed to, the principle of ‘the right to education’.
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OpenCourseWare, right to education, digital divide, tertiary preparation programs
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