Field Research on Distance Education in Rural Areas in Asia

Research Project

Project/Area Number	04041107
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Field Research
Research Institution	National Institute of Multimedia Education
Principal Investigator	KATO Hidetoshi Director-General of National Institute of Multimedia Education, 所長 (70089994)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	苑復傑放送教育開発センター, 研究開発部, 助手 (80249929) NISHINO Aya Associate Professer of National Institute of Multimedia Education, 研究開発部, 助教授 (10221475) 王淑英国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 助教授 (80231174) KARIYA Takehiko Associate Professer of Tokyo University, 教育学部, 助教授 (60204658) YOSHIMOTO Keiichi Associate Professer of National Institute of Multimedia Education, 研究開発部, 助教授 (30249924) YAMANAKA Hayato Associate Professer of National Institute of Multimedia Education, 研究開発部, 助教授 (80191360) AMANO Ikuo Professer of Tokyo University, 教育学部, 教授 (50022398) YUAN Fujie Research Associate of National Institute of Multimedia Education WONG Suk-Ying Assistance Professer of International Christian University 鄭在貞放送教育開発センター, 研究開発部, 外国人研究員尹秀一創価大学, 講師須藤護放送教育開発センター, 研究開発部, 助教授 (70216480) 谷沢明放送教育開発センター, 研究開発部, 助教授 (80227230) 稲葉継雄筑波大学, 文芸言語学系, 助教授 (00134180) 馬越徹名古屋大学, 教育学部, 教授 (60000030) 広瀬洋子放送教育開発センター, 研究開発部, 助教授 (80208884) 岩永雅也放送大学, 助教授 (30151749) 高橋和夫放送大学, 助教授 (00179475) 高橋一男放送教育開発センター, 研究開発部, 助教授 (70206796) 西村重夫京都大学, 東南アジア研究センター, 助教授 (90132422)
Project Period (FY)	1992 – 1993
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
Budget Amount *help	¥15,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,000,000) Fiscal Year 1993: ¥7,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,500,000) Fiscal Year 1992: ¥7,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,500,000)
Keywords	Distance Education / Higher Education / Asia / Social Mobility / Nation Building
Research Abstract	Distance learning is one of the most promising methods to provide higher education with people in the world. In spite of this, there are few findings of the function of distance higher education. Therefore since 1989, the National Institute of Multimedia Education (NIME) has been conducted a series of comparative studies on distance higher education institutions in Asia and the Pacific regions by interviewing students and graduates of institutions. In 1992, we conducted the research in Malaysia and in Korea. In Malaysia, we interviewed students and graduates in 7 regional study centers of a department of distance education in the Malaysia Institute of Technology and we get some documents about the students' background and graduates' job allocation in the University of Malaysia in order to compare with those of distance education institutions in September. In Korea, We made interviews and sent out questionnaires to students of 8 regional study centers in August and September. In 1993, we conducted the research in China. In November, we visited China and interviewed about 180 students and graduates of 12 higher education institutions in 6 cities. In 12 institutions, 6 are radio and TV universities and other 6 are major comprehensive universities in order to compare with the distance higher education. By these researches, we examined functions and operations of distance higher education institutions, and found that higher education institutions had played an important roll of both nation development and personal social mobility in Asia and the Pacific regions.