Informal academy
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The growth of the Internet has not done away with books and newspapers, as many contended that it would, but it has changed the way in which information is collated and disseminated. This has led to an erosion of the traditional scholarly hierarchies, releasing the masses and allowing a flourishing of differing opinions.
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2005
Internet, Influence, Technology application, Scholars, Educational aspects
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2005
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Barefoot evangelist who helps the poor pull themselves up by their own bootstraps
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Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy has been preaching 'people's' solutions to help the impoverished learn and earn for over 30 years. He founded the Barefoot College in rural India and he has won several social entrepreneurship awards.
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2006
Strategy & planning, India, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Businesspeople, Entrepreneurship, Aims and objectives, Entrepreneurs
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2006
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