摘要：AbstractThe paper analyses distance learning material used in the ‘Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning’ module of the Open University of Cyprus and the ‘Adult Education’ module of the Hellenic Open University. For this purpose, the Bernsteinian concept of framing, involving hierarchical and instructional rules was used in order to reveal the type of pedagogical practices promoted within the two institutions. Results of analysis reveal tensions between the principles of distance education and adult education, with the former implying explicit and rather ‘tight’ direction of study, and the latter advocating flexibility in adult learning.
