Susan Bainbridge is Sessional Instructor of Distance Education in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Athabasca University, Canada and with the Center for Lifelong Learning at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany

Norine Wark is a freelance researcher, writer, and consultant in the field of distance education.

Part 1 1. Initial Thoughts 2. Belawati, Tian 3. Beukes-Amiss, Catherine Margaret (Maggy) 4. Brindley, Jane Elizabeth 5. Burge, Elizabeth June (Liz) 6. Chen, Li 7. Fainholc, Beatriz 8. Farley, Helen 9. Gibson, Chere Campbell 10. Glennie, Jennifer (Jenny) 11. Gregory, Sue 12. Gunawardena, Chandra 13. Gunawardena, Charlotte Nirmalani (Lani) 14. Henri, France 15. Herring, Susan 16. Hiltz, Starr Roxanne 17. Jung, Insung 18. Kanwar, Asha 19. Keough, Erin M. 20. Koroivulaono, Theresa 21. Kurtz, Gila 22. Lamy, Thérèse 23. Meeks, Julie 24. Moran, Louise 25. Murray, Denise 26. Roberts, Judy 27. Seelig, Caroline 28. Simmons-McDonald, Hazel 29. Spronk, Barbara 30. von Prümmer, Christine 31. Young, Arlene M.C. Part 2 32. Analysis of Interviews 33. Final Thoughts Appendix A Interview Version A Appendix B Interview Version B