Distance Education System for Remote Islands in Maldives

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  • Ali Fawaz Shareef
چکیده

Maldives consists of a group of 1190 islands. With a population of only 26000 and 200 inhabited islands, more than 90% of the islands consist of less than 1500 people. The low population density in the islands limits the infrastructure developments mainly due to the lack of economies of scale. This has also affected the availability of secondary schooling opportunities for most islanders. This research describes the development of a distance education model to provide access to secondary education through information and communications technology.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005