Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
In 2006 the North American Council for Online Learning surveyed the activity and policy relating to primary and secondary e-learning, which they defined as online learning, in a selection of countries. They found most were embracing e-learning delivery of education as a central strategy for enabling reform, modernising schools, and increasing access to high-quality education. While North American countries appeared to be using the internet as a medium to provide distance education at the secondary level longer than most countries, the lack of a guiding vision has created uneven opportunities for students depending on which state or province they live in. In New Zealand, the government has sought to provide a vision or guiding framework for the development of e-learning. In this article we trace that vision by describing three policy documents released by the New Zealand government over the past decade, and how that vision for e-learning has allowed increased development of primary and secondary online learning.
Recommended Citation
Powell, Allison and Barbour, Michael K., "An Examination of Government Policies for E-Learning in New Zealand’s Secondary Schools" (2011). Education Faculty Publications. 130.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/ced_fac/130
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Comments
Powell, A., & Barbour, M. K. (2011). An examination of government policies for e-learning in New Zealand’s secondary schools. Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 15 (1), 75-89. Retrieved from http://journals.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/index.php/JOFDL/article/view/17/18