The Role of Open and Distance Learning in the Implementation of the Right to Education in Zambia

As a member of the United Nations, Zambia is committed to the observance of human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. This is evidenced, among others, by the fact that Zambia is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the...

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Autores principales:	Richard Siaciwena, Foster Lubinda
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2008
Materias:	open and distance learning policy human rights teacher training basic education Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b241bc3ee3b1496cb63a684ed0d2acd42021-12-02T18:03:18ZThe Role of Open and Distance Learning in the Implementation of the Right to Education in Zambia10.19173/irrodl.v9i1.4811492-3831https://doaj.org/article/b241bc3ee3b1496cb63a684ed0d2acd42008-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/481https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831As a member of the United Nations, Zambia is committed to the observance of human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. This is evidenced, among others, by the fact that Zambia is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Zambia has a permanent Human Rights Commission that includes a subcommittee on child rights whose focus is on child abuse and education. Zambia also has a National Child Policy and National Youth Policy whose main objectives are to holistically address problems affecting children and youth. This paper focuses on the progress and challenges currently facing Zambia and the role of open and distance learning in addressing those challenges.Richard SiaciwenaFoster LubindaAthabasca University Pressarticleopen and distance learningpolicyhuman rightsteacher trainingbasic educationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2008)
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description	As a member of the United Nations, Zambia is committed to the observance of human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. This is evidenced, among others, by the fact that Zambia is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Zambia has a permanent Human Rights Commission that includes a subcommittee on child rights whose focus is on child abuse and education. Zambia also has a National Child Policy and National Youth Policy whose main objectives are to holistically address problems affecting children and youth. This paper focuses on the progress and challenges currently facing Zambia and the role of open and distance learning in addressing those challenges.
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The Role of Open and Distance Learning in the Implementation of the Right to Education in Zambia

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