Education, in particular open and distance learning,(ODL) is a 'public good'of hope in a
challenged democracy of India. Thirty five years back (1982) the first open university was …

Introduction The Jomtien World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in 1990 called for
massive initiatives by both government and non-government organizations to accelerate the …

The Jomtien World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in 1990 called for massive
initiatives by both government and non-government organizations to accelerate the pace of …

This paper looks at the role of open and distance learning in meeting challenges in lifelong
learning. These challenges relate to access, quality, cost, equity, relevance, and lack of …

As we enter the new millennium, illiteracy remains a worldwide problem. Official statistics
claim that there are today more than one billion adults who are nonliterate, vast numbers of …

This paper presents the results and recommendations of research on how the Pakistan
People's Open University can help in agricultural extension work. The POU can make an …

Abstract The Open Distance Learning (ODL) was launched in Pakistan in early 70s. It was
first educational institution of its kind across Asia and second in the world after the …

Education will become extremely important in the twenty-first century as information services
play a dominant role in the promotion of lifelong learning, and as learning becomes more …