Open learning: Politics or pedagogy?
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Distance Education
- Vol. 15 (2) , 217-233
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0158791940150204
Abstract
This paper is intended to contribute to the discussion of the meaning of open learning. The trend in higher education in Australia towards open learning is seen to be politically driven. We argue that the lack of educational debate over its meaning and implications allows us to presume that open learning is of social value, while in reality it may have the power to create anew binary divide in higher education or to re‐fashion entirely what constitutes knowledge within society. In order to ‘de‐reify’ the term we argue that a critical examination of its meaning, from a political as well as pedagogical perspective, is necessary.Keywords
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