Satellites for Commonwealth education: Some policy issues. Case Studies: AUSSAT, Australia; Knowledge Network, Canada; INSAT, India: University of the South Pacific; University of the West Indies
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1987
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Institute of Educational Technology, Open University
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This report presents five case studies on the use of satellites for education in five Commonwealth countries--Australia, Canada, India, Fiji, and Jamaica. Information provided in each of the case studies includes geography, production, the distribution system, regulation and management, and costs. Information provided for the satellite project of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona also includes earlier projects, target groups and educational objectives, programming, patterns of communication, utilization, duration, and evaluation findings