Otto Peters is widely recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on distance education. His theory of distance education as the most industrialized form of education is the most original and far reaching analysis of distance education yet produced. This book brings together the best of Peters' work, most of which has not been previously available in the English language. Drawing on German sociologists and philosophers of education from Weber and Tonnies to Heimann and Schultz, Peters builds up an impressive analysis of the advantages and defects of the industrialization of education. The essays in this collection cover the historical development of teaching and learning at a distance, from the correspondence schools of the 1950s through to distance education in the post-industrial societies of today. The book also includes a fascinating account of Peters' central role in the foundation and running of the FernUniversitat, the German Open University.
Autorentext
Desmond Keegan
Zusammenfassung
First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Inhalt
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Data Collection 1.Distance education by correspondence schools (1965) 2.University-level distance education (1968) 3. Models of university-level education (1971) Part 2: Analysis 4.Didactic analysis (1972) 5.Distance education and industrial production: a comparative interpretation in outline (1967) 6.Distance education: a historical, sociological and anthropological interpretation (1972) Part 3: Distance Education In Practice 7.The concept of the Fernuniversitat (1981) 8.The Fernuniversitat after ten years (1985) Part 4: Contemporary Analysis 9.The iceberg has not yet melted: further reflection on the concept of industrialization and distance teaching (1989) 10.Understanding distance education (1990) 11.Distance education in a post-industrial society (1993) Conclusion by Desmond Keegan Appendix: Major publications on distance education by Otto Peters.