Developing Government Policies for Distance Education: Lessons Learnt from Two Sri Lankan Case Studies

Tharindu Rekha Liyanagunawardena; Andrew A. Adams; Naz Rassool; Shirley A. Williams

International Review of Education Vol. 60, No. 6 (December 2014) pp. 821–839

Education, especially higher education, is considered vital for maintaining national and individual competitiveness in the global knowledge economy. Following the introduction of its "Free Education Policy" as early as 1947, Sri Lanka is...