Open-Distance Education as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development: Reflections on the Nigerian experience

dc.creator	Rashid Aderinoye
dc.creator	Kester Ojokheta
dc.date	2004-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:28:20Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:28:20Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8499cb62e817424f85e673edd7d29a3e
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30638
dc.description	This article examines open-distance learning in Nigeria and the role it plays in personal, community, and national development. Following consultation with existing literature, a qualitative survey was conducted using questionnaires, interviews, and participatory experience. Although particular emphasis was paid to the Nigerian context, the findings in this article may be regarded as reflective distance education experiences elsewhere in Africa. Clearly, education is the key to human development and progress. It is essential to bring about changes in attitudes, values, and behaviour. Used ethically, distance education may enable people to make informed choices about their present life and future. Moreover, these assertions have been credited to many scholars and institutions at one time or the other. The question here, however, is: To what extent are these assertions true of education, and more especially of those individuals benefiting from open and distance learning in Nigeria? This and more incisive issues constitute the substance of this article.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/174/256
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2004)
dc.subject	distance education
dc.subject	personal development
dc.subject	community development
dc.subject	national development
dc.subject	Nigeria
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Open-Distance Education as a Mechanism for Sustainable Development: Reflections on the Nigerian experience
dc.type	article