Role of Radio in Imparting Education at Allama Iqbal Open University Pakistan and Al-Qudus Open University Jordan

Mass media has an importance in imparting education to male and female in developing countries as well as in developed world. Radio and television both are effective tools for distance education but radio has played pioneer role in it. Currently research was conducted to study and compare the role of radio in imparting education at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Pakistan and Al-Qudus Open University (AOU) Jordan. The main objectives were: a) to assess the availability of Radio programmes in A.I.O.U and A.O.U., b) to identify the similarities and differences of Radio programmes in both universities. Questionnaires with five point rating scale were used to collect the data as it was a descriptive study. On the baisi of findings and conclusions some recommendation were made to improve the current status in both institutions.