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100	1		_aNonyongo,E _eauthor
245			_aCollaboration in open and distance learning: _bThe realities of policy implementation in the African region/ _cE. Nonyongo
264			_aPretoria: _bUnisa Press and Routledge, _c2009.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_aAfrica education review _vVolume 6 , number 1 ,
520			_aIn this article the Sub-Saharan Africa region's attempt to implement open and distance learning collaboration programmes, in line with the ideals of the World Declaration on Education for All (WDEFA), are discussed. The discussion is based on an analysis of the WDEFA policy; participation in, minutes and reports of the Multi-Channel Learning Base (MCLB) initiative; and a brief review of the literature on policy and ODL collaboration. The conclusions drawn from this analysis are that: the WDEFA was a useful policy on international collaboration for meeting basic learning needs; the MCLB initiative, though laudable in having shared in three regional activities of ODL experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and having developed a regional ODL programme of action, was unsuccessful in implementing collaborative programmes in the region. The reasons for the MCLB's failure relate to unrealistic timeframes, lack of resources, preference for national rather than international programmes, and the proposed location of the MCLB.
650	4		_aOpen and distance learning
650	4		_aODL collaboration
650	4		_aWDEFA
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/18146620902857327
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