Author Description

This Book Provides Valuable Insights Into The Situation Of Women In Distance Education Around The World. A Wide Variety Of Evidence From Different Countries Supports The Conclusion That Open And Distance Learning Has The Potential To Provide Equal Opportunities In Higher And Continuing Education And That These Are Currently Being Missed. The Author Provides Conclusive Evidence That Distance Education, While Involving A Degree Of Risk To The Stability Of Families And Relationships, Etc., Nevertheless Offers Women A Chance Which, On Balance, Is Worth Taking. The Author Says That It Is Up To Distance Education Policy Makers To Provide A Framework For Women Students Which Will Limit The Risks And Maximise The Opportunities. Drawing On Fascinating Case Study Material, This Book presents Vital Information For These Policy Makers. Intro -- Women And Distance Education Challenges And Opportunities -- Copyright -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- List Of Abbreviations -- Glossary Of German Terms -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Issues And Focus: Gender And Distance Education -- The Fernuniversität As Case Study And Illustration -- Women Students And Staff -- System Evaluation: Taking The Measure Of Distance Education -- Comments On The Book And Brief Guide To Chapters -- Chapter 2 Distance Education: Studying Outside The Ivory Tower -- Overcoming Geographical Distances -- Distance Education And Equal Opportunities -- Overcoming Social Distance: Recruiting Working-class Students -- Overcoming The Gender Gap In Educational Opportunities -- Removing The Blinkers: Overcoming Androcentrism In Distance Education -- Chapter 3 Home Study: The Learning Environments Of Women Distance Students -- The Work Situations Of Distance Students -- Working From Home: 'a Woman's Work Is Never Done' -- Studying At Home: Keeping Women In Their Place? -- Emancipation Through Distance Education: Observations From A Pilot Project -- Home Study: The Pitfalls And Potential Of Making Education A Private Concern -- Chapter 4 Women Studying At A Distance: Learning Styles And Local Support Services -- Learning Styles Of Distance Students: Theoretical And Empirical Context -- Gender And Study Centre Attendance -- The Use And Relevance Of Study Centre Services -- Implications -- Chapter 5 Getting In Touch: Communication And The New Technologies -- Communication In Distance Education -- Experience With Technically-mediated Communication -- Virtual Equality: The Place Of Women In The Electronic Campus -- Chapter 6 Minority Women: Class And Gender In Distance Education -- Class And Gender Issues In European Distance Education -- Family Of Origin. Data On Working-class Women At The Fernuniversität -- Personal Data -- Comments On The Class And Gender Of Fernuniversität Students -- Chapter 7 Distance Education And The Social Mobility Of Women -- Mobility Patterns Of Working-class Women -- Major Subject Choice And Its Role In Women's Social Mobility -- The Study Goals Of Women Distance Students -- Conclusion: Working-class Women Using The Opportunities In Distance Education -- Chapter 8 Challenges, Chances, Changes: Distance Education For Women -- Challenges -- Chances -- Changes -- Bibliography -- Index.