TY - BOOK ID - 85484759 TI - Open universities : an Asian perspective PY - 1992 SN - 9814414255 9813016302 PB - Pasir Panjang, Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, DB - UniCat KW - Distance education KW - Distance learning KW - Education KW - Open learning KW - Telecommunication in education UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85484759 AB - 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? ER -