Open Education Faculty and Distance Education Students' Dropout Reasons: The Case of a Turkish State University

Autor/inn/en	Gündüz, Münevver; Karaman, Selçuk
Titel	Open Education Faculty and Distance Education Students' Dropout Reasons: The Case of a Turkish State University
Quelle	In: Open Praxis, 12 (2020) 1, S.7-25 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gündüz, Münevver) ORCID (Karaman, Selçuk)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2304-070X
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; College Students; Student Attitudes; Distance Education; Dropouts; Educational Technology; Tuition; Fees; Teaching Methods; Textbooks; Tests; Occupational Aspiration; Academic Failure; Probability; Environmental Influences; Foreign Countries; Student Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Unterrichtsmedien; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This study aimed to investigate open education faculty and distance education students' dropout reasons. By implementing the use of a case study as a qualitative research method, this study investigated why students dropped out for their distance education programs. The study group was composed of 25 students who had dropped out of distance education and open education faculty programmes. The study group was formed by using a stratified random sampling method. The research included a data collection tool based on a semi-structured interview form that was generated on the basis of interviews with experts and an evaluation of theories, models, and studies concerning dropout. The data from the interviews were analyzed through content analysis and involved distinguishing between codes, categories, and themes. This study found the following main factors as responsible for students dropping out of these programmes: students' difficulty in paying the tuition fees, their maladjustment to the form of education offered on the Internet, their need for printed books, and technical problems encountered in examinations. Students' lack of personal career objectives and their worries about failure were also among the most important factors that increased the possibility of dropping out. Additional reasons for dropping out included issues related to environmental circumstances and conditions as well as individual responsibilities. In conclusion, it was found that programmes and other environmental factors were influential in instances of dropout. (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: http://www.openpraxis.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01