Contextual Content Analysis of Mission Statements of Open and Distance Education Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Autor/in	Makoe, Mpine
Titel	Contextual Content Analysis of Mission Statements of Open and Distance Education Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 14 (2022) 1, S.4-13 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Makoe, Mpine)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1369-9997
Schlagwörter	Content Analysis; Institutional Mission; Open Education; Distance Education; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Lifelong Learning; Cost Effectiveness; Student Development; Universities; Nigeria; Zimbabwe; South Africa; Tanzania; Mauritius; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inhaltsanalyse; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; University; Universität; Simbabwe; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Tansania
Abstract	The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent to which open, and distance education universities are fulfilling their stated purpose as higher education institutions in SubSaharan countries. The starting point of understanding the purpose of an institutions is to analyse the content of mission statements and the context in which the universities operate. The content of the mission statements of the six selected open and distance universities from Sub-Saharan countries were analysed using contextual content analysis. The role of mission statements is to communicate the purpose of the institution to stakeholders. Although most open and distance universities mentioned some of the principles of openness, many mission statements were silent on access, equity and student-centredness. The findings revealed that there is misalignment between what the university claims to do and their practice. This shows that these institutions did not consider the open and distance education principles and context when developing mission statements. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Council for Open and Distance Education. Lilleakerveien 23, 0283 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47-22-06-26-30; Fax: +47-22-06-26-31; e-mail: icde@icde.org; Web site: https://openpraxis.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01