ERIC Number: ED290864
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 736
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Distance Education in Asia and the Pacific. Volume II. Proceedings of the Regional Seminar on Distance Education (Bangkok, Thailand, November 26-December 3, 1986).
Asian Development Bank, Manila (Philippines).
The paper presented in this three-part conference report trace the growth and development of distance education in the Asian and Pacific region. Part 1 provides a general review. Part 2 contains the following case studies: "Distance Education in India" (S. P. Mullick); "Distance Education in Indonesia" (Professor Setijadi); "Distance Education in Pakistan" (Shaukat Ali Siddiqui); "Distance Education in the Republic of Korea" (Kwon Soonchan and Chandong Kim); and "Distance Education in Thailand" (Iam Chaya-Ngam). The following country papers are included in part 3: "Distance Education in Australia" (Vernon White); "Distance Education in Bangladesh" (K. M. Sirajul Islam); "Distance Education in Bhutan" (Zangley Dukpa); "Distance Education in Burma" (Kyaw Sein); "Distance Education in Fiji" (Hari Ram); "Distance Education in Hong Kong" (Michelangelo Pagliari and John Anthony Frost); "Distance Education in Japan" (Yoshiya Abe); "Distance Education in Malaysia" (G. Dhanarajan); "Distance Education in New Zealand" (Douglas Gunn and Peter McMechan); "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea" (John Paul and Howard Van Trease); "Distance Education in the Philippines" (Remigio Romulo); and "Distance Education in Sri Lanka" (D.A. Kotelawele). (MN)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Continuing Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Dropouts, Educational Needs, Educational Technology, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, International Educational Exchange, Nonformal Education, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Administration, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement, Telecommunications
Asian Development Bank, P.O. Box 789, 1099 Manila, Philippines ($20.00 plus postage per set; more than 10 sets--$15.00).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Asian Development Bank, Manila (Philippines).
Identifiers - Location: Asia; Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Burma; Fiji; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; New Zealand; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; South Korea; Sri Lanka; Thailand
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