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Publication Date: 1998
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How Research in Distance Education Can Affect Practice.
McIsaac, Marina Stock; Blocher, J. Michael
Educational Media International, v35 n1 p43-47 Mar 1998
Examines distance education as a global movement (development, technology, telecommunications); identifies research constructs (transactional distance, interaction, learner control); social context that can help in applying research to practice; and discusses using research to inform practice, eliminating political and economic roadblocks, and developing culturally sensitive materials. (PEN)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Context, Culturally Relevant Education, Distance Education, Global Approach, Instructional Materials, Interaction, Learner Controlled Instruction, Research and Development, Technology, Telecommunications, Theory Practice Relationship
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Language: English
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