LEGAL FOUNDATIONS, PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGES, AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN INDONESIA
Abstract
This paper addresses legal foundations, pedagogical challenges, and technological constraints of distance education in Indonesia. Legal reform and policy changes in education have taken place recently in Indonesia, including the ratification of new Laws and regulations in education. These changes have effects on distance education as part of the effort to meet the right to education for its citizens. Distance education is expected to respond to challenges in effective implementation of lifelong learning. Despite some constraints, technology is used in distance education to enhance the implementation of the right to education. Distance education should help reach out the disadvantaged groups of the society and serve as the catalyst in the establishment of a knowledge-based society in Indonesia.
Keywords
Distance Education, Legal Foundations, Pedagogical Challenges, Technological Constraints, Right To Education In Indonesia
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