Perspectives on Distance Education: Emerging Trends in the Development of School Networking Initiatives

This publication offers policy-makers and educators a collection of research and case studies relating to school networking models from seven regions of the world. The trends and issues that need to be considered in respect to supporting the learning, teaching, management, and teacher training processes are described. Developments in computers and internet-related technologies are also reviewed with respect to how they help learners access information and knowledge from each other and from various sources.

School networking is described as helping support the attainment of quality education at both the primary and secondary levels in the developing world where internet-related technologies are difficult to come by.

Contents include the following:

• Preliminary pages
• Preface - Sir John Daniel
• Contributing authors
• Chapter 1: Introduction - Vis Naidoo
• Chapter 2: Africa - Shafika Isaacs
• Chapter 3: The Americas: North, Central, and South America - Stephen Kemp
• Chapter 4: Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States - Zoya Naskova
• Chapter 5: The Middle East - Sherif Kamel
• Chapter 6: The Pacific Region: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands - Derek Wenmoth
• Chapter 7: South Asia - Sanjaya Mishra
• Chapter 8: Southeast Asia - Carmelita Villanueva
• Conclusion - Heba Ramzy