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Title Toward new horizons for women in distance education : international perspectives / edited by Karlene Faith
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Routledge library editions. Education and gender ; volume 9
Routledge library editions. Education and gender ; v. 9
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD, Elizabeth Burge; INTRODUCTION; 1. Naming the Problem, Karlene Faith; THE GENDER FACTOR IN DISTANCE EDUCATION; 2. Canada: The West Coast, June Sturrock; 3. Gender-Related Patterns in Choice of Major Subject or Degree Course at FernUniversität (West Germany), : Christine von Prümmer and Ute Rossié; 4. Women as Distance Learners in Israel, Yael Enoch; 5. Teaching Art at a Distance in New Zealand, : Jeanne Macaskill
6. Distance Education as a Means of Enhancing Self-Esteem Among Adult Female Students In Sweden, : Birgitta Willén7. Atlantic Canada Perspectives, : Diana R. Carl, Erin M. Keough and: Lorraine Y. Bourque; ISSUES OF EQUITY; 8. Women in Papua New Guinea: Distance Education as a Means for Educational Advancement, : Angela Mandie-Filer; 9. Female Imagery in Course Materials: Kenya, : I. Barbara Matiru and Debbie Gachuhi
10. Women in Distance Education at the University of the South Pacific, Marjorie Crocombe, : Joan Teaiwa, Arlene Griffen, Ruby Va'a, : Eileen Tuimalealiifano, Penelope Schoeffel, : Adi Davila Toganivalu11. The Indian Experience, Gomathi Mani, : Kamalini H. Bhansali; and Jyoti H. Trivedi; 12. By Print and Post: Vocational Training for Isolated Women (Australia), : Paulene Heiler and Wendy Richards; 13. Women in Turkey and the Potential for Open Learning, ülkü S. Köymen; 14. Problems and Possibilities: Canadian Native Women in Distance Education, : Barbara Spronk and Donna Radtke
15. Negotiating a New Model for Aboriginal Teacher Education: ANTEP-A Case Study (Australia), : Loene Purler and Carol ScottFACING NEW CHALLENGES; 16. A Reconsideration of the Attraction of the Dutch Open University for Female Students, : Jo Boon and Gerry Joosten; 17. Towards a More Women-Centred Approach for Distance Education Curriculum (The Netherlands), Nelly Oudshoorn; 18. Extramural Teaching and Women's Studies: "Women in Society" Course (New Zealand), : Shelagh Cox and Bev James; 19. Sowing Seeds: Initiatives for Improving the Representation of Women (United Kingdom), : Gill Kirkup
PIONEERS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION20. Bridging the Gap: The Contributions of Individual Women to the Development of Distance Education to 1976, Diana R. Carl; INDEX
Notes Originally published in 1988 by Routledge
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 6, 2017)
Subject Distance education -- Cross-cultural studies
Women -- Education -- Cross-cultural studies
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Distance education
Women -- Education
Genre/Form Electronic books
Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
Author Faith, Karlene, editor
ISBN 9781351704915
1351704915