| Distance teaching is spreading to almost all areas of education and training as
governments become aware of its potential to deal effectively with many of the problems
they face. Governments have devoted significant resources to solving deficiencies and
developmental needs using distance education techniques in such high-priority areas as
primary and secondary education and teacher education. And they have recognized that such
techniques are often effective in meeting the education and continuing education needs of
such groups as professionals, the military, or prison inmates. At each level of
education the issues that must be addressed differ with the needs and circumstances of
potential students and with the type of distance education. In designing solutions to the
wide range of issues, distance educators and policymakers need to consider such questions
as these:
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need for, and the possibilities of, Distance Education at tertiary level in Tanzania. Paper
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University of Dar Es Salaam, 3-7 September 1990.
Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture. 1996. Policy Planning
Annual Workshop Division of Adult and Non-Formal Education Report |
