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ERIC Number: EJ286816
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Distance Education for Latin Americans.
Villarroel, Armando
Journal of Continuing Higher Education, v31 n2 p22-25 Spr 1983
A Latin American scholar suggests that the U.S. system for correspondence and audiovisual education has potential for an international effort to improve distance education in Latin America. Special considerations for Latin American populations, communications, and logistics and experiences in developing such programs at Pennsylvania State University are highlighted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Comparative Education, Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Latin Americans, Program Development, Student Teacher Relationship, Technical Assistance, Telecommunications
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Pennsylvania State University