An Evaluation of a Distance Education Project Designed To Provide Equity in Rural Alberta High Schools.
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| Title: | An Evaluation of a Distance Education Project Designed To Provide Equity in Rural Alberta High Schools. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Schieman, E., Clark, W. B. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: | Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Electronic Mail, Facsimile Transmission, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Migration, Program Evaluation, Rural Population, Rural Schools, Secondary Education, Teacher Role, Teleconferencing |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| Abstract: | Alberta (Canada) is experiencing a phenomenon common to many other regions the world over: there is a movement of population away from rural areas to urban centers. Such migration has a profound impact on rural schools and school systems in these areas, including a decrease in school population, school staff, and school programs. In an attempt to address this problem, the Alberta government established a distance education project in 1987 to deliver, via diverse means, high school courses in quality and quantity sufficient to allow students to graduate. Three forms of technology were incorporated: facsimile transmissions (FAX), telephones, and teleconferencing convenors. Electronic mail and electronic bulletin boards were added subsequently. The project resulted in a shift in emphasis on teacher roles to increased independent study. However, due to the traditional instructional orientation of project personnel and students, patterns of use of the new technologies revealed a tendency to stay with the more familiar telephone and FAX machines. (9 references) (DB) |
| Entry Date: | 1991 |
| Accession Number: | ED329243 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Alberta (Canada) is experiencing a phenomenon common to many other regions the world over: there is a movement of population away from rural areas to urban centers. Such migration has a profound impact on rural schools and school systems in these areas, including a decrease in school population, school staff, and school programs. In an attempt to address this problem, the Alberta government established a distance education project in 1987 to deliver, via diverse means, high school courses in quality and quantity sufficient to allow students to graduate. Three forms of technology were incorporated: facsimile transmissions (FAX), telephones, and teleconferencing convenors. Electronic mail and electronic bulletin boards were added subsequently. The project resulted in a shift in emphasis on teacher roles to increased independent study. However, due to the traditional instructional orientation of project personnel and students, patterns of use of the new technologies revealed a tendency to stay with the more familiar telephone and FAX machines. (9 references) (DB) |
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