Asian Journal of Distance Education

Yazarlar: S. RAJA RAO

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Distance Education

Özet: Education plays very crucial role in the developmental process of any country more so in a developing country like India, which is aiming to make education accessible to all its citizens by different modes. Education is perceived as an instrument for emancipation, empowerment, enlightenment and aims to bring overall social change. Provision of education through open and distance learning (ODL) system assumed great significance in this direction. The present Paper is an attempt to understand the social base of ODL system in India and suggest practical strategies to broaden its social base for inclusive growth and make it more accessible to the disadvantaged sections of the Indian society like Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), women and rural learners.

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