The Mexican Telesecundaria: Diversification,internationalization, change,and update |
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| Authors: | Jorge Durán |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Education Policy, Organization &2. Leadership , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Champaign , Illinois , USA wdhuang@illinois.edu;4. Department of Educational Technology , University of Hawaii at M?noa , Honolulu , Hawaii , USA;5. Department of Curriculum and Instruction , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Champaign , Illinois , USA |
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| Abstract: | The Telescundaria of Mexico has arguably been, since the late 1960s and 1970s, among the most successful providers of educational television-based middle school programs. It now has over 1,050,000 students following the formal middle school academic curriculum in Mexico, together with some 30,000 students in other Central American countries whose governments have adopted the system as a way of meeting middle school educational needs. It is also being adopted in countries of the Andean region. The Telesecundaria generally serves communities of under 2500 inhabitants that cannot support a conventional school. The instructional system, based on educational broadcasting by satellite, print, and tuition, is outlined, along with the changes that might arise from the development of online educational services. Evaluation shows that the results obtained by students are on a par with or better than the conventional schooling system in Mexico, and that these results are obtained at very little additional cost per student, compared with the conventional system. The Telesecundaria also plays an important role in non-formal education within the community. |
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| Keywords: | open educational resource open courseware user engagement motivation |
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