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Terms of Reference of the Task Force
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- Establish the parameters/pose the primary and
secondary questions that IAU may wish to address. What is the critical
access issue in each region? What are the obstacles for increasing
access? What policies are being implemented to overcome them? To what
extent is distance education addressing access issues? How is the
equity challenge treated in various regions? What are the areas that
are most susceptible to examination on a global basis? What role does
private higher education play in terms of access? Where could IAU add
value to what is already going on?
- Point to overview information about the state of the
debate, identifying few seminal reports or documents on the topic;
- Identify experts in various regions who could
contribute to the discussion from a research and institutional policy
perspective;
- Examine possible actions that IAU could undertake to
advance research and policy development in this area but also to serve
its membership;
- Contribute to development of the agenda for an
international conference in 2007 on the topic of access (general or
specific focus);
- Investigate the possibility of a moderated electronic
discussion prior to the Conference or to share with a broader community
the outcomes of the work of the Task Force;
- Possibly draft an IAU Policy Statement related to
issues of access for discussion at the 2007 Board Meeting and
International Conference and final approval by 2008 General Conference.
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