Winner of British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize 1993 Within feminism incest has often been subsumed under a discussion of sexual violence and abuse. Yet, important as this is, there has been little account of how feminist work itself relates to other ways of talking about and understanding incest. In Interrogating Incest Vikki Bell focuses on the issue of incest and its place in sociological theory, feminist theory and criminal law. By examining incest from a critical Foucauldian framework she considers how feminist discourse on incest itself fits into...
Winner of British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize 1993 Within feminism incest has often been subsumed under a discussion of sexu...
Distance education and training provision has expanded dramatically over the past few years. This best-selling introduction to the field has helped many to understand the origins and background of distance education, and has been used by students and professionals as a guide to policy and practice. It has now been updated in the light of the developments in recent years in Eastern Europe and the enormous advances in the use of new technologies. A new case study of distance education in China is also included.
Distance education and training provision has expanded dramatically over the past few years. This best-selling introduction to the field has helped ma...
Draws together the experiences, insights and findings of some of the world's leading staff developers in open and flexible education. The book is designed to provide an overview of the trends, influences and events which are shaping the work of these professionals and the policy changes, processes and outcomes they are helping to bring about in this expanding field.
Draws together the experiences, insights and findings of some of the world's leading staff developers in open and flexible education. The book is desi...
This text charts how the tools of technology are altering the ways in which education is being delivered and received. It looks at the huge impact of the World Wide Web on current educational practice and what this means for the students and teachers involved. It also covers the other technologies that support the delivery of what is now truly global education. Divided into three sections, the book adopts a systematic and thoroughly researched approach. The three sections examine: how global education is actually delivered in practice; case studies which investigate current developments and...
This text charts how the tools of technology are altering the ways in which education is being delivered and received. It looks at the huge impact of ...
This volume of essays from leading British, North American and Australasian contributors looks at the issues of the convergence of distance and conventional education. The term 'convergence' refers to the breaking down of barriers between open and distance learning and conventional institutions, and the creation of more and more institutions working across a range of modes. Such convergence has been driven by a number of factors, including the new technologies for teaching and learning, the impact of lifelong learning policies, the entry of larger than ever numbers of adult part-time students...
This volume of essays from leading British, North American and Australasian contributors looks at the issues of the convergence of distance and conven...
This revised and updated edition of Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World sets the expansion of distance education in the context of general educational change and explores its use for basic and non-formal education, schooling, teacher training and higher education.
Engaging with a range of topics, this comprehensive overview includes new material on:
non-formal education: mass-communication approaches to education about HIV/AIDS and recent literacy work in India, South Africa, and Zambia
schooling: new research projects in open...
This revised and updated edition of Open and Distance Learning in the Developing World sets the expansion of distance education in the con...
Although distance education has developed rapidly over the past decade, writing on the subject is still scattered over a diverse range of often inaccessible sources. This book brings together a selection of the best writing on distance education in recent years, and is an essential reference for all who work in the field.
Although distance education has developed rapidly over the past decade, writing on the subject is still scattered over a diverse range of often inacce...
