Making Education Equitable in Rural China through Distance Learning
Summary. China's Distance Education Project for Rural Schools (2003–2007) deployed ICT tools to improve basic education access in poor rural areas, particularly western provinces. The paper analyzes DEPRS's effectiveness and impact, examining whether and how its three learning tools actually improved education outcomes in remote rural communities, addressing persistent gaps between urban and rural educational quality.
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McQuaide, S.. (2009). Making Education Equitable in Rural China through Distance Learning. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v10i1.590
McQuaide, Shiling. “Making Education Equitable in Rural China through Distance Learning.” The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2009. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v10i1.590.
McQuaide, Shiling. 2009. “Making Education Equitable in Rural China through Distance Learning.” The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v10i1.590.
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- DOI
- 10.19173/irrodl.v10i1.590
- Countries
- China
- Regions
- Asia
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- broadband-and-digital, education
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- 2026-04-28