An Historical overview of flexible learning in New Zealand from 1990 to the present

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  • Don Bewley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61468/jofdl.v27i2.659

Keywords:

flexible learning, flexible delivery, distance education, e-learning

Abstract

Originally published in 2004, the recent progress in New Zealand of flexible learning is reviewed, together with its underlying concepts as expounded at the 1995 DEANZ conference by Bruce King, an Australian. These concepts, which already are known and were developed in New Zealand during the 1990s, are considered in the context of changes in New Zealand's political policies for education. The implementation of flexible learning in that environment is traced, particularly in post-secondary institutions engaged in distance learning.

Author Biography

Don Bewley

Don Bewley, Professor Emeritus, was Director of Extramural Studies (1967-1986) at Massey University, Palmerston North.

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Published

2024-06-30

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning

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