Independent study systems of teaching at distance in adult technical education

Abstract

Analysis of the main experiments in independent study systems made in various countries over recent years reveals that in most cases these relate to the literary disciplines or to the humane sciences, and more rarely to scientific fields (with the possible exception of mathematics and medicine), and almost never to technical education in which enterprises such as TELE-CNAM in France or TV Polytechnic in Poland are isolated examples. Could this be because there is less need for training in these sectors? This is certainly not the case since in every country high grade engineers and technicians are needed more than those trained in arts disciplines. Could it be because technical education is less suitable for modern independent study systems? And yet the experiments which have been carried out seem to provide convincing proof that this is not so.