New evidence on outcomes from South Asian distance education tertiary institutions

Some implications for future policy

Bibliographic Data

ID11919686
AuthorsReehana R Raza (Lahore University of Management Sciences, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume38
Issue4
Pages483-500
Publication date2008-05-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCompare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057920701817392
OpenAlexW1991970534
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

To policy planners in developing countries open and distance learning (ODL), because of its cost and delivery characteristics, is and has been a very attractive option for delivering tertiary education. Yet we have very little evidence on outcomes and the system's effectiveness. Providing some of this evidence is the main contribution of this article. South Asian institutions are some of the oldest of this type and enrol a large number of students. New data from a number of ODL tertiary institutions in South Asia, gathered though a UK DFID funded project, are presented here. This data is some of the most comprehensive material gathered on the ODL experience and offers new comparative data with conventional tertiary programmes and, data on completion rates and pass rates. All this provides the basis to reach new conclusions and reaffirm old ones on where ODL tertiary institutions are most effectively able to deliver

Business · Developing country · Distance education · Economic growth · Economics · Family medicine · Higher education · Mathematics education · Political science · Sociology · South asia · Tertiary care · Tertiary level · Medicine · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology

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