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Public Disclosure Authorized Alternative Routes to Foral Education Public Disclosure Authorized Distance Teaching for School Equivalency Public Disclosure Authorized Hilary Perraton editor FILE GOIFY Report No. :11180 Ty3e: -PUB') Title: ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO F(ORMAL i Auth,or: PEIRRAATON, HILARY Ext.: 0i Roomi: Dept.: OLD PLTBLICATION NOVEMBER 1984 Public Disclosure Authorized A World Bank ResearchPublication Alternative Routes to Formal Education A World Bank Research Publication 7 Alternative Routes to Formal Education Distance Teaching For School Equivalency Edited by Hilary Perraton Publishedfor The World Bank ,, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS Baltimore and London Copyright ) 1982 by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, N.W, Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore, Maryland 21218, U.S.A. The views and interpretations in this book are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to any individual acting in their behalf. TEXT EDITOR Robert Faherty COPY EDITOR Jane H. Carroll PRODUCTION Christine Houle FIGURES Pensri Kimpitak BOOK DESIGN Brian J. Svikhart First published in hardcover edition October 1982 First paperback edition November 1984 Library of CongressCataloging in PublicationData Main entry under title: Alternative routes to formal education. 1. Non-formal education-Addresses, essays, lectures. 2. Correspondence schools and classes- Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Perraton, H. D. LC45.3.A45 374'.4 82-7233 ISBN 0-8018-2588-1 AACR2 Foreword IN 1975, the Education Department of the World Bank initiated a review of experience with the use of radio for education.' That review concluded that one apparently attractive role for radio in education was as a compo- nent of "distance-teaching" systems designed to provide students with an alternative to the traditional route through formal education. Distance- teaching methods rely extensively on correspondence lessons and radio or television broadcasts in combination with varying amounts of face-to-face instruction; they have served the needs of both formal education and nonformal literacy and vocational programs. This volume focuses on experience with distance teaching for formal education-on its use to provide "equivalency" to formal school courses for individuals who, because of age, work commitments, lack of school places, or geographical location, are unable to attend regular schools. The Bank's 1975 study found that, although the use of radio as a component of equivalency programs appeared attractive, little hard data existed about the cost and effectiveness of distance teaching. Thus, as part of a larger research project on the economics of edacational radio, the World Bank's Research Committee provided resources to undertake additional research on the use and cost of distance teaching for school equivalency. The results of that research are reported here. Hilary Perraton introduces the volume with a chapter on the scope of distance teaching, which summarizes the chapters that follow and sets them in context. The volume then turns to case studies of individual projects; these case studies provide data on the methods, costs, and results of a range of projects, which divide naturally into two groups. The first group-including two projects in Brazil, as well as the Malawi Corre- spondence College and the Mauritius College of the Air-use distance teaching with daily student attendance at "schools." Each of these projects operates at the secondary level. Projects in the second group-from Ajl Korea,2 Kenya, and Israel-rely on much less frequent student attendance 1. The Bank's review of radio's role in education appeared in two parts. The first was a v-' collection of case studies: Peter L. Spain, Dean T. Jamison, and Emile G. McAnany, eds., Radiofor Education and Development: Case Studies, vols. I and 2, World Bank Staff Working Paperno. 266 (Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1977). The second part was a short overview book: Dean T. Jamison and Emile G. McAnany, Radiofor Education and Development (Beverly Hills and London: Sage, 1978). 2. The Republic of Korea, or South Korea, is referred to in this book simply as Korea. v Vt FOREWORD at tutorials or listening groups. They offer courses at various levels: secondary, university, and teacher training. A final chapter reviews the cost-effectiveness information in the case studies and attempts to draw lessons that will be useful to planners. The volume concludes with three appendixes-one describing the methods of cost analysis used, a second summarizing information on alternative media for distance teaching, and a third evaluating a unique, privately operated distance-teaching system in Brazil (the Telecurso Secondo Grau). Though the World Bank provided most of the financial support for the research reported, the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) provided additional support through an interna- tional colloquium, "Economic Analysis for Educational Technology De- cisions," held at the University of Dijon, France, in June 1978; an early version of this volume was prepared for the Unesco colloquium. As part of the preparation for the colloquium, Unesco provided much of the financial support for two ofthe case studies-those in Kenya and Korea- and we very much appreciate the support of Messrs. H. Dieuzeide and E. Brunswic of Unesco. Likewise, we appreciate the generous assistance we received from the institutions whose activities we report. The authors of the studies worked to a tight time schedule and for more time than they were paid; we hope our warm appreciation of their efforts will compen- sate them in part. The Bank contracted with the International Extension College (IEC) of Cambridge and London, because of its broad experience with distance learning, to edit this collection of studies; we are most grateful that Mr. Hilary Perraton of the IEC undertook this task. Needless to say, the views and conclusions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the World Bank, Unesco, or the Interna- tional Extension College. SHIGENARI FUTAGAMI DEAN T. JAMISON OperationsPolicy Staff The World Bank r. Contents Foreword v List of Figures and Tables ix PART ONE Introduction 1. The Scope of Distance Teaching 3 Hilary Perraton PART Two Case Studies of In-school Equivalency Programs 2. The Minerva Project in Brazil 31 Joao B. Oliveira and Fran,ois Orivel 3. A Madureza Project in Bahia, Brazil 62 Joao B. Oliveira and Francois Orivel 4. The Malawi CorrespondenceCollege 88 Laurence Wolff and Shigenari Futagami 5. The Mauritius College of the Air 99 Tony Dodds PART THREE Case Studies of Out-of-school Equivalency Programs 6. The Korean Air-CorrespondenceHigh School 129 Kye-Woo Lee, Shigenari Futagami, and Bernard Braithwaite 7. In-service Teacher Education in Kenya 173 David Hawkridge, Peter Kinyanjui, John Nkinyangi, and Francois Orivel 8. Everyman University in Israel: The First Two Years 215 Arthur S. Melmed, Benny Ellenbogen, Dean T. Jamison, and Uriel Turniansky vii Viii CONTENTS PART FOUR Conclusion 9. The Cost-Effectiveness of Distance Teaching for School Equivalency 253 Dean T. Jamison and Franqois Orivel PART FIVE Appendixes A. An Introduction to the Methods of Cost Analysis 273 Dean T. Jamison B. Options for Delivery Media 278 Tony Bates C. Evaluation of the Brazilian Telecurso Secundo Grau: Summary and Policy Implications 324 Joao B. Oliveira and Dean T. Jamison Figures and Tables Figures 2-1. Instructional Model for the Minerva Project 38 6-1. Comparison of the Present Value of Alternative Ways of Radio Education 166 7-1. Kenyan Enrollments, 1973-74 176 7-2. The Promotion Route for Kenyan Primary School Teachers 183 7-3. Progress of Students through the Correspondence Course Unit 191 7-4. Unit Cost According to the Number of Subject-Equivalents 205 B-1. Examples of 35-millimeter Color Film Viewers 286 B-2. Six Methods of Telephone Teaching 288 B-3. Viewdata Schematic 292 B-4. Electronic Blackboard System 294 B-5. Comparative Distribution Costs for Audio Materials at the Open University 315 Tables 2-1. Production of Printed Materials for Phase II of the Minerva Project, 1973-78 39 2-2. Enrollments in Minerva Phase II, 1973-78 41 2-3. Annual Costs of Minerva Radio Equipment, 1973-78 44 2-4. Recurrent Costs of the Production of Minerva Radio Programs, 1973-77 44 2-5. Use of Studios by Minerva Programs, 1973-78 45 2-6. Broadcasting Costs Paid Directly by Minerva, 1973-77 45 2-7. Broadcasting Costs Paid by Individual Radio Stations, 1973-77 46 2-8. Summary of Radio Costs, 1973-77 46 * 2-9. Production and Distribution Costs of Minerva Booklets, 1973-77 47 2-10. Minerva Reception Center Costs, 1973-77 48 2-11. Allocation of Administrative Fixed Costs to Minerva Programs, 1973-77 48 2-12. General Summary of Minerva Phase II Costs, 1973-77 49 2-13. Average Cost According to Number of Students, Using the 1977 Cost Function 50 2-14. Average Cost per Student over Time, 1973-77 51 ix X FIGURES AND TABLES 3-1. Enrollments in the First-cycle Madureza Examinations in Bahia, 1972-77 63 3-2. Enrollments in the IRDEB Programs, 1969-77 64 3-3. Enrollments in the IRDEB First-cycle Madureza, 1969-77 66 3-4. Annual Cost of IRDEB Miscellaneous Equipment, 1972-77 70 3-5. IRDEB Operating Costs, 1972-77 70 3-6. Costs of IRDEB General Administration, 1972-77 71 3-7. Costs of IRDEB Listening Centers, 1973-77 71 3-8. Costs of Equipment for the Production of IRDEB Radio Programs, 1972-77 72 3-9. Annualized Capital Costs of IRDEB Radio Programs, 1972-77 72 3-10. Allocation of Staff Costs to Different IRDEB Programs, 1972-77 73 3-11. Allocation of the Cost of Materials to Different IRDEB Programs, 1972-77 73 3-12.