Using Distance Education and ICT to Improve Access, Equity and the Quality in Rural Teachers' Professional Development in Western China

Autor/in	Robinson, Bernadette
Titel	Using Distance Education and ICT to Improve Access, Equity and the Quality in Rural Teachers' Professional Development in Western China
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 9 (2008) 1, S.1-17 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Teacher Effectiveness; Distance Education; Foreign Countries; Faculty Development; Professional Development; Social Justice; Information Technology; Access to Education; Equal Education; Educational Quality; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Informationstechnologie; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	The goal of "teacher quality for all" is proving difficult to achieve in many countries, especially in rural areas, yet teacher quality is a key determinant of students' participation rates and achievement levels. It also affects the attainment of social justice in terms of equity in educational quality for students. One contributor to teacher quality is professional development though limits on its availability and quality create inequity for many teachers. This paper describes how distance education and ICT improved access, equity, and quality in professional development for rural teachers in one province in western China, viewed through the lens of a "rights-based" framework. (Contains 1 figure and 3 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10