Open Universities : : An Asian Perspective / / Seet Ai Mee.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Ai Mee, Seet,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [1992]; ©1992
• Year of Publication: 1992
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (37 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; I. Introduction --; II. Open Universities --; III. The Quality of Distance Education --; IV. Science and Technology Teaching --; V. Continuing Professional Education --; VI. Costs of Distance Education --; VII. Concluding Remarks --; NOTES --; Select Bibliography --; Abbreviations --; Appendix
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789814414258; 9783110649680; 9783110606690
• DOI: 10.1355/9789814414258
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Seet Ai Mee.

Today it is recognized the world over, and especially in Asia that education has not only a social and moral function but it is also an economic necessity. The education system generaly provides limited access to the rural poor and other disadvantaged groups, and to a certain extent contributes to inequalities in society. How does one provide wider access to education to the rural poor, to working adults, to women at home and to disadvantaged groups?