CHALLENGES IN INTRODUCING DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN ERITREA:Some Observations and Implications

Ravinder Rena

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Abstract: All over the world, distance mode of education is gaining a momentum and becoming more popular than conventional education. It is a system in which schools, universities and other educational agencies offer instruction wholly or partly by mail. Eritrea is a newly independent country in Africa is been facing many challenges particularly in its education sector. It did not have more educational institutions at tertiary level. Thus the distance learning is the best option for this country. An attempt is made in this paper to discuss various problems related to the establishment and development of distance education. It also provides the distance education programmes so far undertaken in the country with concluding remarks.

Keywords: Distance Education; Eritrea; Ministry of Education; Asmara University (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A20 A23 I21 I22 I23 I28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-10
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Published in Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE 1.8(2007): pp. 191-205

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