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The Paradox of Equal Access

The Paradox of Equal Access

Kathleen V. Schmidt
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781605667393|ISBN10: 1605667390|EISBN13: 9781605667409
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch037
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Schmidt, Kathleen V. "The Paradox of Equal Access." Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 470-481. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch037

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Schmidt, K. V. (2009). The Paradox of Equal Access. In V. Wang (Ed.), Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training (pp. 470-481). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch037

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Schmidt, Kathleen V. "The Paradox of Equal Access." In Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training, edited by Viktor Wang, 470-481. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch037

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Abstract

Distance education is defined as a system that can provide access to people who – because of work commitments, personal and/or social circumstances, geographical distance or poor quality or inadequate prior learning experiences – do not have the opportunity to study full time (Badat, 2004). It is seen as a way to correct inequalities, improving access to higher education for poorer or disadvantaged students. However, though distance education is seen as a feasible approach to achieve universal access for populations that might not otherwise receive a college education this chapter argues instead that universal access is just a form of rhetoric by which cultural social class and inequities are reinforced and reproduced (Bourdieu & Passeron, 1990).

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