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ERIC Number: EJ466448
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-1370
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A Distance Education Contribution to a Social Strategy to Combat Poverty: Open University Community Education Courses in Glasgow.
Farnes, N. C.
International Journal of Lifelong Education, v12 n3 p191-204 Jul-Sep 1993
An Open University (OU) course collected life histories of 60 female students from disadvantaged backgrounds, charting their multiple roles or "careers." OU courses appeared to help them take advantage of community and social opportunities and cope with social or economic instability. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Distance Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Benefits, Females, Foreign Countries, Poverty, Social Change
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Glasgow)
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