INTERNET-BASED EDUCATION FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE: A SOUTH-AFRICAN CASE

Authors

  • Louise Frykheden

Abstract

Since the year 2000 Linköping University (Sweden), together with the University of the Western Cape (South Africa), the University of British Colombia (Canada) and the University of Technology (Australia) offers an educational programme called The Intercontinental Master’s programme in Adult Learning and Global Change (60 ECTS credits), which engages students with varied language, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Author Biography

Louise Frykheden

Louise Frykheden is Public Relations Officer in the External Relations division of Linköping University in Sweden. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication Studies from Gothenburg University, also in Sweden. This article is based on her Master thesis in Communication for Development "Voices of South Africa - Internet based education for globalization andcommunication" (Malmö University, June 2004).

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Published

2006-09-01

Issue

No. 5 (2006)

Section

Articles