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returns 4930 ghits. But how many of these are to the specific association? Unclear, probably only a few, would take a lot of work. That was German. The google search by A.B. was in
English and turned up what seems to be a German newspaper reference to an EADL conference. But most newspaper notice
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European Journal of Distance Education comes twice a year. The journal was founded in 1964 and is an responsibility of the European Association for Distance Learning (EADL). Epistolodidaktika is a professional journal with international papers from the distance education field in general.
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European tradition and context. A Network section brings topical news from members of the Association. EADL members receive Epistolodidaktika free as one of the benefits of membership. --
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I also question the notability of this organization. The one independent source cited in the article is essentially a directory entry. I can't find any online indications that the organization has had any impact or attracted outside attention. (In contrast, the
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Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, Volume 2 Issue 1 1987 Association Profile: AECS -- Association of European Correspondence Schools, 54 – 55, DOI: 10.1080/0268051870020114. So there was an article on
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