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Increasing Public Access to University Qualifications: Evolution of The University of the West Indies Open Campus
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Thomas, Michael L.; Soares, Judith – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper traces the evolution of The University of the West Indies' Open Campus (UWIOC), which is expected to expand service and increase access to the underserved communities of the Eastern Caribbean. At present, UWI, which caters to the needs of the 16 far flung countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean, has not been able to fully serve these…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Access to Education
Using Web2.0 Applications to Close the Digital Divide in Western Australia
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Trinidad, Sue; Broadley, Tania – Education in Rural Australia, 2008
The research reported in this paper documents the use of Web2.0 applications with six Western Australian schools that are considered to be regional and/or remote. With a population of two million people within an area of 2,525,500 square kilometres Western Australia has a number of towns that are classified as regional and remote. Each of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Educational Opportunities, Internet
"Bringing Learning Closer to Home": The Value and Impact of the Lisbon Strategy for Strengthening the Role of Local Learning Centres and Partnerships in South-Eastern Europe
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Zarifis, George K. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2008
This paper presents a comparative examination of four local learning centres that provide learning opportunities throughout life in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. The paper aims to assess some of the strengths and weaknesses of different types of local learning centres and partnerships in South-Eastern Europe--in line with the value and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Educational Opportunities
Local and Regional Committees of the Priority County Area Program Prior to 1980. Priority Country Area Program Evaluation Series: Occasional Paper.
Fowler, Clifford F. – 1981
The report examines and documents the part played by certain local and regional committees in the operation of the Priority Country Area Program (PCAP) in South-West and Central Queensland prior to 1980. Two original studies are described: one concerned with the Local Advisory Committees (LACs) in South-West Priority Country Area and the other…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Cultural Activities, Educationally Disadvantaged