ERIC Number: ED293402
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-May
Pages: 209
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Distance Education in Southern Africa Conference, 1987. Papers 4.1: Professional Education and Practical Training at a Distance.
Adey, David, Comp.; And Others
Fifteen papers from the University of South Africa's Conference on Distance Education are presented on professional education and practical training. They include: "Essential and Professional Education of Physics Teachers in Poland" (Kazimierz A. Badziag); "Vocational Teaching at a Distance: The New Zealand Perspective" (Dave Nicoll); "Principles and Practices in Distance Education" (Faith B. Collins); "Providing a Reality Base for Your Qualification" (Johan Herholdt); "The Role of Private Correspondence Colleges in the Fields of Tertiary Business Education in South Africa" (Theuns Gerber); "The Necessity for Distance Teaching in the In-Service Education of Teachers in Southern Africa" (R.M. Yule); "The 'Distance' Implications of Cooperative Education at Residential Universities as a Strategy to Ensure Effective Education for the Professions" (A.J. Havenga); "Career-Oriented Technikon Training (Technikon Programmes) by Means of Distance Teaching, with Special Reference to Laboratory, Practicals, and In-Service Training" (Z. van Dyk); "The Development of a Computer Package for Distance Education Accounting Students" (D.E. Wolvaardt et al.); "The Development of Distance Education for Traffic Police" (M.G.T. Cloete); "Professional Development in Vocational Courses such as Social Work with Specific Attention to Field Instruction" (R.C.W. van Bijon); "Beyond Professional Training: Developing Mental Health Leadership" (discussion: W.J. Jordaan, P. LeRoux, G. Rodemeyer, F.J.A. Snyders); "Teaching Cataloguing and Classification by Correspondence" (M.S. van der Merwe);"The Practical Component in the Education Programme of Students in Library and Information Science at UNISA" (Wanda Thomas); and "The Contribution of Distance Education to the Development of the Nursing Profession in Southern Africa" (Charlotte Searle). (LB)
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Library Science, Mental Health, Nontraditional Education, Nursing Education, Physics, Police Education, Postsecondary Education, Professional Education, Science Teachers, Social Work, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: South Africa Univ., Pretoria.
Identifiers - Location: Africa; New Zealand; Poland; South Africa
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