Research Catalog

Title

Women and distance education : challenges and opportunities / Christine von Prümmer.

Author

Prümmer, Christine von, 1946-

Publication

London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2000.

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Details

Description

xx, 220 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Christine von Prummer examines the often neglected area of gender issues throughout the distance education world. A wide variety of evidence from different countries supports the conclusion that open and distance learning has the potential to provide equal opportunities in higher and continuing education and that these are often being missed." "Women and Distance Education: is concerned with how women manage further education courses without giving up careers or family commitments; provides a wealth of empirical data and material, much of which is the author's own work; examines the differences in the learning styles and communication patterns of women and men; brings a broad international perspective to the research data and analysis; covers issues of minority women, considering class and gender; and considers how the www and the electronic campus impacts equality in distance learning." "The author believes that it is up to distance education policy-makers to provide a framework for women students that will limit the risks and maximise the opportunities. This book, which draws on fascinating case study material, will offer vital information for these policy-makers and will be relevant for the whole distance education community."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Routledge studies in distance education

Uniform Title

Routledge studies in distance education.

Subject

• Fernuniversität-Gesamthochschule-Hagen
• Fernuniversität-Gesamthochschule-Hagen
• Hagen / Fernuniversität
• BMBF-Statusseminar
• Women > Education (Higher) > Germany > Case studies
• Distance education > Germany > Case studies
• Distance education
• Women > Education (Higher)
• Fernstudium
• Frau
• Sozialer Aufstieg
• Afstandsonderwijs
• Vrouwen
• Femmes > Enseignement supérieur > Cas, Études de. > Allemagne
• Enseignement à distance > Allemagne > Cas, Études de
• Germany

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• Case studies.
• Études de cas.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Distance education : studying outside the ivory tower -- 3. Home study : the learning environments of women distance students -- 4. Women studying at a distance : learning styles and local support services -- 5. Getting in touch : communication and the new technologies -- 6. Minority women : class and gender in distance education -- 7. Distance education and the social mobility of women -- 8. Challenges, chances, changes : distance education for women.

ISBN

• 0415232589
• 9780415232586
• 9780203992296
• 0203992296

LCCN

00020211

OCLC

• ocm43286650
• 43286650
• SCSB-1258070

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library