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Panoptic Variations: Surveillance and Discipline in Web Courses

Authors

• • Roger Boshier
• • Mary Wilson
  • University of British Columbia

Abstract

Disciplinary surveillance nested in some Web courses violates principles of adult education. Using Foucault’s notion of panopticism, the authors present a model that can be used to determine levels of disciplinary surveillance.

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How to Cite: Boshier, R. & Wilson, M. (1998) “Panoptic Variations: Surveillance and Discipline in Web Courses”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(1998).