The Feasibility of Establishing a Dedicated 

Educational Broadcasting Service in South Africa

REPORT PREPARED FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION AND
FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SAIDE

The South African Institute for Distance Education

P O Box 31822, BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017

Tel: +27 11 403 2813            

Fax: +27 11 403 2814

E-mail: info@saide.org.za

May, 2000

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 Contents 

Acknowledgements (PDF)

Executive Summary (PDF)

Introduction (PDF)

Chapter One: The South African Policy Environment (PDF)

Chapter Two: Educational Need and Context in South Africa (PDF)

Chapter Three: Educational Technologies in South Africa (PDF)

Chapter Four: Lessons in the Application of Educational Technologies in South Africa (PDF)

Chapter Five: Making Appropriate Educational Technology Decisions (PDF)

Chapter Six:: Options for a Dedicated Educational Broadcasting Service (PDF)

Chapter Seven: Harnessing the Potential of Technological Convergence (PDF)

Chapter Eight: An Educational Technology Network for South Africa (PDF)

Chapter Nine: Implementing the Educational Technology Network (PDF)

Chapter Ten: Costing Implementation (PDF)

Chapter Eleven: Language Policy Considerations (PDF)

 Appendices 

One: Schooling in South Africa (PDF)

Two: Further Education in South Africa (PDF)

Three: Higher Education in South Africa (PDF)

Four: Management and Administration Training Strategies for Schools (PDF)

Five: Scan of ICT Use in South African Education (PDF)

Six: Using Computer Technologies in Schools (PDF)

Seven: Teachers and Information and Communication Technologies (PDF)

Eight: Understanding Technologies and Current Technology Infrastructure (PDF)

Nine: International Examples of Educational Broadcasting Initiatives (PDF)

Ten: A Situational Analysis of the Use of Educational Radio (PDF)

Eleven: Building Implications of Using Satellite and WANs to Support Administration and Learning in Schools (PDF)

Twelve: Examples of School Networking Initiatives (PDF)

Thirteen: Organizational Structure Options (PDF)

Fourteen: Comments on the Report of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PDF)

Sixteen: Resource Acquisition Options for Television/Video Bibliography (PDF)