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About the conference themes and theme leaders

The focus for PCF5 is on the contribution of open and distance learning to achieving international development goals. There are four key themes:

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Governance, conflict and social justice Firoze Manji and Tanyss Munro

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Health Sharon Huttly and Ian Pringle

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Livelihoods Krishna Alluri, Joshua Mallet and Peter Fenrich

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Provision for children and young people Frances Ferreira and Helena Fehr

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Each contribution to the Forum should address one or more of these key themes. We particularly seek contributions which also relate to one or more of the following aspects which are relevant to all of the themes:

  • Appropriate technologies
  • Global development
  • Innovation in curriculum and assessment
  • Networks and resources for learner support
  • Organisational development and leadership
  • Research into practice

For more details about the themes and the cross-cutting aspects, see the downloadable file Conference Themes  [PDF 5 pgs, 206KB].