The impact of technology enhanced education on a developing country: a South African perspective

Author

Van Harmelen, Tiana ; Pistorius, Carl W I

Author_Institution

Inst. for Technol. Innovation, Pretoria Univ., South Africa

fYear

1997

fDate

20-21 Jun 1997

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

312

Abstract

Technology will have an increasingly serious impact on the way educational institutions define their markets, present their services (especially training) and also perceive other role players. In South Africa, technological developments must be used as a multiplier to solve the escalating problem of the massification of education. At the same time it should not only account for the demographics and unfortunate recent history of the country, but also restructure the educational system to rise to the challenges of a modern country that can compete in the 21^st century

Keywords

educational technology; government policies; socio-economic effects; South African perspective; demographics; developing country; educational institutions; educational system; modern country; role players; technological developments; technology enhanced education; training; Africa; Continuing education; Demography; Distance learning; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Environmental factors; Government; History; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technology and Society, 1997. 'Technology and Society at a Time of Sweeping Change'. Proceedings., 1997 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Glasgow

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3982-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISTAS.1997.658917

Filename

658917