The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy
The aim of this study was to assess the philosophical principles of open and distant learning. This descriptive study was done by assessing digital and library resources on the principles of distant learning. In order to understand the philosophical and educational principles of open and distant lea...
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doaj-c1c0347e2dd54f958440a9b1cb43da9f2021-05-17T08:58:21ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInterdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences2476-72632476-72712012-05-0124213046020The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophyMehran Farajollahi0Reza NorouzzadehIesa EbrahimzadehFahimeh Sadat HaghighiDepartment of Educational Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, IranThe aim of this study was to assess the philosophical principles of open and distant learning. This descriptive study was done by assessing digital and library resources on the principles of distant learning. In order to understand the philosophical and educational principles of open and distant learning and to determine the epistemological, ontological, and axiological functions of its four main elements (distant learner, distant educational organization, distant educational content, and distant educational inviron ment), collected data were analyzed using analytical and interpretational methods. The results showed that pragmatism and constructivism have specific functions in the four mentioned elements of distant learning with respect to epistemological, ontological, and axiological aspects.https://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_46020_60ab28cd85f6aafd4520128608a84d31.pdfopen and distant philosophypragmatic philosophyconstructivistic-educational philosophy |
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Mehran Farajollahi Reza Norouzzadeh Iesa Ebrahimzadeh Fahimeh Sadat Haghighi The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences open and distant philosophy pragmatic philosophy constructivistic-educational philosophy |
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The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy |
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The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy |
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The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy |
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The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy |
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The philosophical system of open and distant learning: Is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy |
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philosophical system of open and distant learning: is technology the custodian ofdistant learning or educational philosophy |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences |
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Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences |
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2476-7263 2476-7271 |
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2012-05-01 |
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The aim of this study was to assess the philosophical principles of open and distant learning. This descriptive study was done by assessing digital and library resources on the principles of distant learning. In order to understand the philosophical and educational principles of open and distant learning and to determine the epistemological, ontological, and axiological functions of its four main elements (distant learner, distant educational organization, distant educational content, and distant educational inviron ment), collected data were analyzed using analytical and interpretational methods. The results showed that pragmatism and constructivism have specific functions in the four mentioned elements of distant learning with respect to epistemological, ontological, and axiological aspects. |
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open and distant philosophy pragmatic philosophy constructivistic-educational philosophy |
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