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November 2021 Vol.9 No.10

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Merit Research Journal of Education and Review (ISSN: 2350-2282) Vol.9(10) pp. 153-158, November, 2021

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5670341

Original Research Article

Distance Education as a Tool for Enhanced Access and Balanced Development in Cameroon

Dr. Joseph Besong Besong (AP)

Department of Educational Foundations and Administration, Faculty of Education, University of Buea Cameroon

Email: besongjoseph@yahoo.com

Received: 06 October 2021 I Accepted: 08 November 2021 I Published: 11 November 2021 I Article ID: MRJER21021
Copyright © 2021 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.
This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.

Abstract

The study sought to determine the relationship between distant education as a tool for enhanced access and balanced development in Cameroon. Distant education programmes constitute different programmes access to qualitative education for manpower development, productivity and job enrichment. Three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The sample consisted of 252 respondents from a population of 580. Data for the study were collected using distant education enhanced access and balanced development questionnaire (DEEABDQ). Data were analyzed using person product moment correlation and population t-test statistics. The hypotheses were tested at 05 level of significances. The results of the study revealed that DED as a tool for enhanced access significantly correlated with balanced development. The study further revealed that DED serves as an instrument or tool of mass instrument geared towards balancing development in terms of manpower development, productivity and job enrichment of the beneficiaries and also the society in terms of education for all (EFA). Study also profiled some recommendations.

Keywords: Balanced and Development Phrases, Enhanced Access and Development, Distant Education and Development