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History of Canadian Adult Distance Education


             undereducated citizens and realized that the barrier of distance was an obstacle that could be overcome.
             The physical distance was not the only barrier separating Canadians in the early days. .
             Regionalism was also a hindrance. Perhaps the most obvious example of this phenomenon in Canada is the.
             barrier that exists between French and English-speaking citizens (Selman and Dampier, 54). There have.
             been substantial efforts made by various groups to overcome regionalism in their particular area. Perhaps.
             the most well known is the "Antigonish Movement,"" started in 1928. This movement can be described as.
             the extension work of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia (Selman and Dampier, 47). .
             In short, this movement devoted effort to improving the oppressed conditions of fisherman, farmers and.
             industrial workers by creating cooperative and credit union organizations (Selman and Dampier, 47). The.
             results were so remarkable that the movement became well-known world wide and the methods were used.
             in emerging societies around the world (Selman and Dampier, 47). The Banff School of Fine Arts was also.
             created with a regional concept in mind (Selman and Dampier, 55). It was formed during the Great.
             Depression and its purpose was to make education in the arts available to people who did not have access.
             to appropriate instruction or other resources at the local level. Both of these examples demonstrate the.
             measures that were taken to combat the effect of regionalism on adult education in Canada.
             As technology developed and progressed in Canada so did the methods of delivering adult.
             education over a distance. In the 1920s community radio became an important tool for wide distribution of.
             knowledge ( Kidd, 1979, 9). Perhaps two of the more well-known early educational radio broadcasts were.
             National Farm Radio Forum and Citizen's Forum. National Farm Radio Forum was a national educational.
             program created by E.


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