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EDITORIAL

This week we distribute the upcoming issue of New Accessions List. We are
grateful that The International Centre for Distance Learning (ICDL) e-
mailed this file and gave us permission to use it.

- The first part lists GENERAL AND THEORETICAL publications about distance
education.
- The second part lists publications classified under one of the following
continents: AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, and SOUTH
AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
- The final part lists CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/MEETINGS to be held
August - December 1991.

These addresses are from the front page of the last issue:

Director Keith Harry: KW_HARRY@VAX.ACS.OPEN.AC.UK
Information Services Manager Magnus John: EMO_JOHN@VAX.ACS.OPEN.AC.UK

NEW ACCESSIONS LIST, 1991, No.2
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
WALTON HALL, MILTON KEYNES, MK7 6AA, UNITED KINGDOM

N.B. Prices are listed where available. Where no price is listed, it
should not be assumed that the document is available free of charge.

Please note that the prices quoted are those which apply in the United
Kingdom. In some instances, prices may vary from country to country.

GENERAL AND THEORETICAL

F.J.CHACON (1985) A multivariate model for evaluating distance higher
education. A thesis in higher education submitted to the College of
Education, the Graduate School of the Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1985. 253p. (US
dollars 62.50 + dollars 9.00 shipping and handling from UMI
Dissertation Information Service, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor,
Michigan 48106, USA).

D.GILTROW, Distance education (Presidents' Library, vol.1, no.1,
January 1989 Briefs on topics for all AECT [Association for
Educational Communication Technology] members) (1126 16th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20036, USA) 83p.(US dollars 6.00).

C.N.GUNAWARDENA (1988) New communications technologies and distance
education: a paradigm for the integration of video-based instruction.
Dissertation submitted to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction
and the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1988. 288p. (US dollars 62.50 +
dollars 9.00 shipping and handling from UMI Dissertation Information
Service, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, USA).

L.M.HARASIM (ed.) (1990) Online education: perspectives on a new
environment. New York, Praeger (One Madison Avenue, New York, NY
10010, USA) ISBN 0-275-93448-9 279p. Includes R.MASON and T.KAYE,
'Toward a new paradigm for distance education' pp.15-38 (US dollars
41.95).

R.LEWIS (1990) How to write flexible learning materials: a brief
practical guide. Coventry, National Council for Educational Technology
(Sir William Lyons Road, Science Park, University of Warwick, Coventry
CV4 7EZ, UK) ISBN 1-85379-117-2 84p.

A.NORTHEDGE (1990) The good study guide. Milton Keynes, The Open
University (Book Trade Department, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7
6AA, UK) ISBN 0-7492-0044-8 248p.

P.SMITH (1982) Radiotext: an application of computer and communication
systems in distance teaching. Thesis submitted for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Technology, The Open
University, United Kingdom. 157p. (The British Library, Document
Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ, UK).

E.J.BURGE and J.E.SNOW, 'Interactive audio classrooms: key principles
for effective practice', Education for information, vol.8, 1990,
pp.299-312.

M.G.MOORE and M.M.THOMPSON et al. (1990) The effects of distance
learning: a summary of literature. University Park, PA, American
Center for the Study of Distance Education (College of Education,
Pennsylvania State University, 403 South Allen Street, Suite 206,
University Park, PA 16801-5202, USA) (ACSDE research monograph, no.2)
74p. (dollars 12.50).

ADULTS LEARNING, vol.2, no.8, April 1991; vol.2, no.9, May 1991
(Subscription details from National Institute of Adult Continuing
Education, 19B De Montfort Street, Leicester, LE1 7GE, UK).

CIFFAD (CONSORTIUM INTERNATIONAL FRANCOPHONE DE FORMATION A DISTANCE)
BULLETIN D'INFORMATION, no.1, mars 1991 (Secretariat du CIFFAD,
Direction Generale de l'Education et de la Formation, Agence de
Cooperation Culturelle et Technique, 13 Quai Andre Citreon, 75015
Paris, France).

DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION REPORT, vol.72, 1991/1 (Subscription details
from Clearinghouse on Development Communication, 1815 North Fort Myer
Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22209, USA).

EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, vol.28, no.2, May
1991 ISSN 0954 7304 (Subscription details from Kogan Page, 120
Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JN, UK).

ICDE BULLETIN, vol.26, May 1991 ISSN 0264-0201 (Subscription details
from Permanent Secretariat, International Council for Distance
Education, Gjerdrums vei 12, N-0486 Oslo 4, Norway).

INTER MEDIA, May-June 1991, vol.19, no.3 (Subscription details from
International Institute of Communications, Tavistock House South,
Tavistock Square, London, WCIH 9LF, UK).

JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, vol.V, no.2, Fall 1990 (Subscription
details from CADE Secretariat, 151 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P
5N2, Canada).

OPEN LEARNING, vol.6, no.2, June 1991 ISSN 0268-0513 (Subscriptions
from Longman Group UK Limited, Subscriptions (Journal) Department,
Fourth Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5AA, UK).

OPEN UNIVERSITY Centre for Electronics Education. Reports: 33.
P.ZORKOCZY (1990) State of the art in open and distance education: an
analysis of effectiveness. Final report 89p. (Centre for Electronics
Education, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK).

PROSPECTS: QUARTERLY REVIEW OF EDUCATION, vol.XX, no.3, 1990 (75) ISSN
0033-1538 (Subscription details from local distributors of Unesco
publications).

RESEARCH IN DISTANCE EDUCATION, vol.3, no.2, April 1991 ISSN 0843-8854
(Centre for Distance Education, Athabasca University, P.O.Box 10,000,
Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, TOG 2RO).

AFRICA

A G EL-S BAKR (1987) Distance education in international perspective:
the British Open University and project for establishing an Egyptian
equivalent. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in the University of Hull, 1987. 453p. (The British Library, Document
Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ, United
Kingdom).

M.O.ELSIDDIG (1990) Expanding higher education and the open
university: the case of the Sudan as an example for developing
countries. Dissertation submitted for the Degree of Ph.D of the
University of Bath, 1990. 361p.(The British Library, Document Supply
Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ, United
Kingdom).

R.M.C.SIACIWENA (1988) A study of distance teaching at the University
of Zambia with special reference to the effectiveness of degree
courses. Thesis submitted to the University of Wales in fulfilment of
the requirements for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor, 1988. 501p.
(The British Library, Document Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby,
West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ, United Kingdom).

ASIA

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY Research and Evaluation
Centre series:
11. (1986) A feasibility study on photography: a new functional course
in distance education 15p.
15. (1988) Enrolment and examination result of Allama Iqbal Open
University (1981-82) 167p.
16. (1988) Enrolment and examination result of Allama Iqbal Open
University (1982-83) 178p.
18. (1988) a study on "student characteristics" seeking admission in
M.B.A. 73p.
19. (1988) A case study of Electrical Wiring 69p. (Research and
Evaluation Centre, Allama Iqbal Open University, Sector H-8,
Islamabad, Pakistan).

D.HAWKRIDGE and CHEN CHIA-ERH, 'Evaluating a World Bank project:
China's television universities', International journal of educational
development, vol.11, no.2, 1991, pp.135-48.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, vol.1, no.1, 1990. ISBN 9971-905-45-0
(Subscription details from Asian Mass Communication, Research and
Information Centre (AMIC), 39 Newton Road, Singapore 1130).

MEDIA ASIA, vol.18, no.1, 1991 'Culture and communication' ISSN
0129-6612 (Subscription details from Asian Mass Communication Research
and Information Centre (AMIC), 39 Newton Road, Singapore 1130).

OPEN EDUCATION: ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, PAKISTAN, QUARTERLY
NEWSLETTER, vol.2, issues 1-4, Jan-Dec 1990.

AUSTRALASIA

M.PARER and R.BENSON (1990) Professional preparation and staff
development for academics working in distance education - a report for
the Evaluations and Investigations Program of the Commonwealth
Department of Employment, Education and Training. Churchill, Monash
Gippsland Distance Education Centre, Monash University (Switchback
Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia) ISBN 0 642 15457 62p.
(Australian dollars 20.00 plus dollars 3.00 postage and packing within
Australia, dollars 5.00 outside).

Distance education development and student support.[A collection of
materials and papers presented at] two related seminars at Monash
University, Australia, 8 August 1990. (Switchback Road, Churchill,
Victoria 3842, Australia) 42p.

Seminar on the national co-ordination of distance education, [papers
presented at] Monash University, Australia 20 June 1990. (Switchback
Road, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia) 29p.

ASPESA NEWS: NEWSLETTER OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND SOUTH PACIFIC EXTERNAL
STUDIES ASSOCIATION, vol.18, no.1, March 1991 ISSN 1032-8572 (David
Meacham, Head, Distance Education Resource Centre, Charles Sturt
University - Mitchell, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia).

ASPESA PAPERS (Australian and South Pacific External Studies
Association), no.9, November 1990; no.10, June 1991 (Mr J R Hardie,
Editor, ASPESA Occasional Papers, Open College Network, NSW TAFE
Authority, 199 Regent Street, REDFERN, NSW 2016, Australia) ISSN
10328580.

AUSTRALIAN TELECONFERENCING DIRECTORY 1991. Editor in chief, Roy
Lundin. Brisbane, Queensland University of Technology (Office of
Commercial Services, Gardens Point Campus QUT, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane
4001, Australia) ISBN 0-86856-795-7 138p. (Australian dollars 45.00
plus dollars 5.00 postage and handling) Includes the proceedings of
'Teleconferencing Means Business II' and 'ASPESA Workshop' held at the
Bond University on Queensland's Gold Coast, 19-21 September 1990.

CIRCIT NEWSLETTER, vol.3, no.3, April 1991 ISSN 1034-0262
(Subscription details from CIRCIT Ltd, Centre for International
Research on Communication and Information Technologies, 4 Riverside
Quay, South Melbourne, 3205, Australia).

OCCASIONAL PAPERS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION, no.11, April 1991 (David
Meacham, Co-editor, Occasional Papers, Distance Education Resource
Centre, Charles Sturt University-Mitchell, Panorama Road, Bathurst,
NSW 2795, Australia).

EUROPE

ATENA (1990) Des satellites pour l'education et la formation a
distance en Europe: positionnement et conditions d'usage.
Montpellier, ATENA (Service de Publications, 20 rue Marcel de Serres,
F-34000 Montpellier, France) (Contrat CEE DG XIII/ATENA no.6463 145),
[18]p. (Fr.200.00).

A.KIRKWOOD and G.KIRKUP, 'Access to computing for home- based
students', Studies in higher education, vol.16, no.2, 1991,
pp.199-208.

O.NIGSCH and F.PALANK, Fernstudium und Osterreich, Bestandsaufnahme
/Entwicklungsperpektiven, ISBN 3-900675- 04-X 197p. (Z & K Zimmermann
und Karrer Ges.m.b.H., Linz/Wien 1090 Wien, Austria).

OPEN UNIVERSITY Institute of Educational Technology. Programme on
Learner Use of Media. PLUM papers: 1. J.TAYLOR (1991) Programme on
Learner Use of Media: annotated bibliography [Variously paginated]
(Programme on Learner Use of Media, Institute of Educational
Technology, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK).

OPEN UNIVERSITY. Institute of Educational Technology. Student Research
Centre. Reports: 38. G.HALES (1991) Survey of associate students
(1990) 30p. 39. G.HALES (1991) An evaluation of the Open
University/National Federation of Access Centres project on
information technology as an aid to study for Open University students
with disabilities. 14p.

OPEN UNIVERSITY. Regional Academic Services. Student learning in the
Open University: process and practice. A conference for tutorial and
counselling staff, 15-16 December 1990, St Catherines College, Oxford,
United Kingdom. (Regional Academic Services, Open University, Walton
Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK) (Pound sterling 5.00).

A.PEBERDY (1989) Mental handicap patterns for living: an evaluation
report of the Open University course, Research report no.25, London,
Health Education Authority (Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London
WC1X 9TX, UK) ISBN 1-85448-066-9 86p.

K.RAHKO, K.SALKUNEN and K.SOLLA (1991) Distance education - its role
in Finland: European aspect. Paper for the 1st Annual Conference on
Distance Learning [of the United States Distance Learning
Association], Washington, D.C., USA, April 10-13 1991. (The Authors,
Helsinki University of Technology, Otakaari 5 A, SF-02150 Espoo,
Finland) 19p.

I.SMITH (1989) Assessment and open learning report. Glasgow, SCOTVEC
(Scottish Vocational Education Council) (Hanover House, 24 Douglas
Street, Glasgow, G2 7NQ, Scotland, UK) 37, [23]p. (pound sterling
5.00) Report concerns open learning and the SCOTVEC National
Certificate.

P.R.THOMAS (1990) The role of the senior counsellor in the Open
University (1): its source and resource. 9p.(The Open University in
Wales, 24 Catheral Road, Cardiff CF1 9SA, UK).

AKTUELLE BEITRAGE ZUR WEITERBILDUNG, Heft 5 1990
(Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Direktorat fuer Weiterbildung,
Germany).

BRITISH BOOK NEWS, April 1991, ISSN 0007-0343 (Subscription details
from Journals Department, Basil Blackwell, 108 Cowley Road, Oxford,
OX4 1JF, United Kingdom) Includes K.HARRY, 'Distance education: a
survey of the current literature' pp.230-35.

DEUS TraiNET NEWSLETTER, vol.6, April 1991 ISSN 0905- 9970 (Erik
Skov, DEUS (Danish Enterprise University Training Network),
Halmstadgade 6, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark).

DLT NEWS: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND LEARNING IN EUROPE, issue 6, Feb '91
(Subscription details from INTERMAPS, R.Epstein, 23 Inchbrook Road,
Kenilworth, CV8 2EW, UK).

EADTU NEWS, issue 7, June 1991 (European Association of Distance
Teaching Universities, P.O.Box 2960, 6401 DL Heerlen, Netherlands).

EUDISED R & D BULLETIN, no.40, 1991 (European Documentation and
Information System for Education) (Subscription details from: K.G.Saur
Verlag KG, Postfach 701620, D-8000 Muenchen 70, Germany) ISSN
0378-7192.

OLS (Open Learning Systems) NEWS, issue 35, March 1991 ISSN 0269-9729
(Subscription details from Anna Nichols, OLS News, 10 Metuchen Way,
Hedge End, Southampton, SO3 4JZ, UK).

OPUS: NEWSLETTER OF THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC, no.1, March 1991 (OPUS, The
Open Polytechnic, The Marlborough Building, 383 Holloway Road, London,
N7 0RN, UK).

RADIO Y EDUCACION DE ADULTOS: BOLETIN CUATRIMESTRAL ECCA, no.16,
enero-abril 1991 ISSN 0213-4969 (Radio ECCA, Apartado 944, 35080 Las
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain).

SATURNOVA, issue no.2-91, May 1991 (SATURN, Keizersgracht 756, 1017 EZ
Amsterdam, Netherlands).

NORTH AMERICA

B.O.BARKER (1991) K-12 distance education in the United States:
technology strengths, weaknesses and issues. Paper presented at the
1st Annual International Conference on Distance Learning [of the]
United States Distance Learning Association, April 10-13 1991,
Washington, D.C. 8p. (Bruce O.Barker, Associate Professor of
Education, Brigham Young University - Hawaii Campus, Laie, Hawaii
96762, USA).

V.M.HORNER and L.G.ROBERTS (eds.) Electronic links for learning (The
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,
vol.514, March 1991). ISSN 0002-7162, ISBN 0-8039-4057-2 (Subscription
details from Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road, Newbury Park,
CA 91320, USA; Sage Publications Ltd, 6 Bonhill Street, London EC2A
4PU, UK) (pound sterling 12.95).

E.S.MARZOTTO (1984) A profile of the distance learning student
resident in Southwestern Ontario. Dissertation submitted to the
Graduate School of Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Education, 1984. 144p. (US dollars 62.50 + dollars 9.00 shipping and
handling from UMI Dissertation Services, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann
Arbor, Michigan 48106, USA).

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, vol.5, no.1, 1991 ISSN
0892-3647 (Subscription details from American Center for the Study of
Distance Education, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State
University, 403 South Allen Street, Suite 206, University Park, PA
16801-5202, USA).

COMMUNIQUE, March/mars 1991 (Canadian Association for Distance
Education, 151 Slater, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1P 5N1).

D.E.S.C. NEWS, vol.2, no.1, Spring 1991 (Distance Education Students
of Canada, P.O.Box 41, Fort Frances, Ontario, P9A 3M5, Canada).

SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

A.HATAR (1987) Distance education for developing countries: an
examination of learners' preferences in Guyana. A dissertation
presented to the Faculty of the College of Communication of Ohio
University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
Doctor of Philosophy, November 1987. 202p. (US dollars 62.50 +
dollars 9.00 shipping and handling from UMI Dissertation Services, 300
North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, USA).

UNESCO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EDUCATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE
CARRIBEAN (1990) The state of education in Latin America and the
Caribbean 1980-1987 (OREALC, P.O.Box 3187, Santiago, Chile) 467p.

BULLETIN OF THE MAJOR PROJECT OF EDUCATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN, 23, December 1990 (Subscription details from the Unesco
Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean,
Enrique Delpiano 2058, Casilla 3187, Santiago, Chile).

REVISTA EDUCACION SUPERIOR Y SOCIEDAD, vol.1, no.2, julio - diciembre
1990 ISSN 0798-1228 (Officinas: 7o Avenida entre 7o y 8o
Transversales, Altamira, Caracas 1062-A, Venezuela).

CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS/ MEETINGS

1991

August 14-16

Seventh Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, Holiday
Inn-Madison West, Wisconsin, USA

Conference theme: Designing for Learner Access: Challenges and
Practice for Distance Education
Details from: Patricia Takemoto, Office of Outreach Development, 357
Bascom Hall, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison WI 53706, USA
Telephone: (+1 608) 262-9970 or (+1 608) 262-4353

September 10-13

An International Conference organised by the UK Open University,
Regional Academic Services, East Anglia in partnership with Empire
State College, State University of New York, USA, to be held at
Robinson College, Cambridge, UK

Conference theme: The Student, Community and Curriculum: International
Perspectives on Open and Distance Learning.
Details from: Alan Tait, Open University, East Anglia Regional Office,
Cintra House, 12 Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1PF, UK
Telephone: (+44 223) 64721
Fax: (+44 223) 355207
Email: aw_tait@ax.acs.open.ac.uk

October 25-26

Second Eurostep Conference: Flexible Learning by Satellite, Palacio de
Congresos de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Details from : Eurostep Conference, Secretariat, c/o Ultramar Express,
Congress Department, Muntaner 470, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
Telephone: (+34 3) 4140114 Fax: (+34 3) 4146157

October 30 - November 1

The Fifth Off-Campus Library Services Conference, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, USA
Details from: Dr Virginia Witucke, Off-Campus Library Services,
Central Michigan University, Suite 125, 8550 Lee Highway, Fairfax,
Virginia 22031-1515, USA
Telephone (+1 703) 849-8249

November 5-7

European Training Technology Event (ETTE) '91, Austria Center, Vienna,
Austria

Emerging Applications: The Second Pan European Conference on Improving
Business Performance Through Training Technologies
Further details form: ETTE, c/o Novep Conference Organisers, Paulus
Potterstraat 40, 1071 DB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Telephone: (+31 20) 675-51808

November 19-21

RIDE '91 Research in Distance Education, Seminar, Deakin University,
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Details from: Terry Evans, Institute of Distance Education, Deakin
University, Victoria 3217, Australia
Telephone: (+61 52) 471164/(+61 52) 471437
Fax: (+61 52) 442991
Email: tevans@deakin.oz.au

November 26

Open and Distance Learning: Improving your Learning Materials,
Workshop, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, Milton
Keynes, UK
Details from: Fiona Butcher, Open University, Institute of Educational
Technology, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
Telephone: (+44 908) 653055
Fax: (+44 908) 653744

December 3-4

Open and Distance Learning: Designing Systems and Materials, Workshop,
Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, Milton Keynes,
UK
Details from: Fiona Butcher, Open University, Institute of Educational
Technology, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
Telephone: (+44 908) 653055
Fax: (+44 908) 653744

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