WBL to Promote Lifelong Learning among Farmers from Developing Countries: Key Strategies

Autor/in	Misra, Pradeep Kumar
Titel	WBL to Promote Lifelong Learning among Farmers from Developing Countries: Key Strategies
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 11 (2010) 1, S.49-56 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Low Income Groups; Socioeconomic Status; Teaching Methods; Access to Education; Global Approach; Lifelong Learning; Rural Areas; Developing Nations; Agricultural Occupations; Web Based Instruction; Computer Uses in Education; Internet; Poverty; Job Skills; Educational Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Globales Denken; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Web Based Training; Computernutzung; Armut; Produktive Fertigkeit; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	In times of liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG), countries are looking to establish effective systems of lifelong learning to prepare farmers for changing agricultural sector. But offering lifelong learning to farmers in developing countries) is a vital challenge as majority of them are residing in remote and rural areas and have low educational qualification and lower socio-economic status. Web Based Learning (WBL) can support us in this cause because world over it is increasingly recognized as a viable and learner-friendly approach. In this background, the present paper attempts to discuss about need and challenges of lifelong learning for farmers and proposes key strategies for providing Web based lifelong learning to farmers of developing countries. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10