However, Latchem claims that there has been little prior research into the effectiveness of ODL NFE in developing countries. What little prior research that has been done indicates that previous attempts to use open and distance learning for non-formal education in developing countries were piecemeal and ineffective, mainly consisting of short-term pilots lacking sustainable funding. Open and distance education non-formal education (ODL NFE) is the only way to meet these needs until formal educational provision becomes globally available to all, and even then ODL NFE will still be needed on a large scale. Latchem argues that conventional face-to-face methods can never meet the scale and extent of the knowledge and skills building and social and behavioural change needed to meet the United Nations’ Millenium Development Goals. It is of course still the poorest socio-economic groups who have the least access to formal education in developing countries, despite often heroic efforts by national governments. Other groups outside the formal education system in developing countries include people with disabilities and people imprisoned.
it would take an extra US$40 billion to provide 12 years of education for all in the developing world, but international aid today is 4% lower than it was in 2010.there are 60 million refugees or displaced persons without access to formal education.758 million adults aged 15 years and older remain illiterate, of which two-thirds are women.130 million girls are denied the right to formal education, and are four times more likely to be denied education than boys of the same socio-economic group.263 million children and youth did not have access to schools in 2014.Some of the figures Latchem provides about the need for non-formal education are staggering: The importance of open and distance education for non-formal education In open and distance education most of the teaching is conducted by some provider removed in time and space from the learner, using content and approaches that are openly accessible, enabling learners to learn individually or collaboratively at the time and place of their choosing. It may be provided through NGOs, international or government agencies, employers or social organisations such as community groups. Non-formal learning sits somewhere in between, concerned with providing lifelong learning in support of social equality, employment and development for those denied formal education. Latchem does not provide a precise definition of non-formal education, but distinguishes non-formal learning from informal learning (the spontaneous, incidental acquisition of knowledge) and formal learning provided by schools, colleges and universities. I cannot think of a more appropriate way to celebrate a true scholar and gentleman than to review his final work.ĭefinition of open and distance non-formal education (ODL NFE) He was formerly the Asia-Pacific Corresponding Editor of The British Journal of Educational Technology.Ĭolin was a good friend and colleague whom I have known for over 40 years.
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He was also co-editor of the SpringerBriefs series on Open and Distance Education. He received the Charles A Wedemeyer award in 2002 for best book of the year on open and distance education. Over the years he became the ‘go-to’ person about open and distance education in South East Asia. He emigrated to Australia in 1982 to become head of the Teaching Learning Group at Curtin University, Perth, a centre responsible for academic staff development, educational technology and open and distance learning.
In the 1970s, he was a pioneer in the UK in the development of educational television and learning resources for universities. I was about to review this book when I was informed of the death of Colin Latchem, its author.Ĭolin was an Australian consultant, researcher and writer in the field of open and distance learning. (2018) Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries Springer: Singapore The author A mobile school for Delhi street children run by Butterflies.
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