TY  - BOOK
AU  - Assié-Lumumba,N'Dri
TI  - Cyberspace, Distance Learning, and Higher Education in Developing Countries: Old and Emergent Issues of Access, Pedagogy, and Knowledge Production 
T2  - International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology
SN  - 9789047404606
AV  - LB2395.7 
U1  - 378.1/734 23
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Distance education
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Africa
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Education, Higher
KW  - Computer-assisted instruction
KW  - Internet in higher education
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Introduction, N'drit. Assié-Lumumba -- 1. ICT4D: A Frontier for Higher Education in Developing Nations, Royal D. Colle and Raul Roman -- 2. Partnership in Higher Education in Africa: Communications Implications beyond the 2000s, Jacques Habib SY -- 3. Implementing the Online Learning Communities in Africa: A Unisa Case Study, J.F. Heydenrych, P. Higgs and L.J. Van Niekerk -- 4. Pedagogical Issues and Gender in Cyberspace Education: Distance Education in South Africa, Chika Trevor Sehoole and Teboho Moja -- 5. Distance Learning and Virtual Education for Higher Education in Africa: Evaluation of Options and Strategies, Stanley Moyo -- 6. The Chances for Success of the Francophone Centers for Distance Education of the GDLN Network: The Case of the Centre d'Education à Distance de Côte d'Ivoire, Kouassi Yao -- 7. Higher Education Reform: Challenges towards a Knowledge Society in Malaysia, Akiko Kamogawa -- 8. Strategies for Promoting Virtual Higher Education: General Considerations on Africa and Asia, Kazuo Kuroda and Hossain Md. Shanawez -- Index
N2  - Amidst the euphoria about the new frontiers of technology sometimes perceived as a panacea for expansion of higher education in developing countries, there is a need to analyze persistent and new grounds of unequal opportunity for access, learning, and the production of knowledge. This volume addresses fundamental questions about the educational process such as: · The use of technology in higher education for a holistic educational system for social development · The actual technological capacity in Africa and possibilities for virtual higher education · Cultural relevance of the curriculum and pedagogy · Pedagogy and gender in cyberspace education · Perils of externally-driven distance education programs in Africa and the quest for ownership towards development · Challenges and opportunities in the making of knowledge society in an Asian context · Strategies to promote constructive virtual higher education in Africa and Asia
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047404606
ER  -