Need for a Separate Independent Distance Education Center

Abstract

Distanc e mode of education has tremendous potentials in instructional delivery for various levels and fi elds of learning particularly to the learners who cannot attend classes regularly in a formalized setting. Nepal has not been able to move beyond teacher education and very limited school education programs even though it had started distance education through Radio Education Teacher Training Project (RETTP) in 1978 (2033 BS). The dream of establishing Open University is also not materialized yet. Distance education, certainly, is one of the alternative approaches to educational delivery. Nonetheless, it is not a substitute to the School college based education. Therefore, it should not be over emphasized rather should go hand in hand with conventional mode of education for educating the unreached population groups of the country. The target population for this purpose has to be identified properly. The Program preparation, means of transmission and communication, contact sessions, supplementary study materials and investments have to be planned seriously in order to make this scheme effective