Door of Hope or Despair: Students' Perception of Distance Education at University of Ghana

Autor/in	Oteng-Ababio, M.
Titel	Door of Hope or Despair: Students' Perception of Distance Education at University of Ghana
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 12 (2011) 3, S.241-258 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1302-6488
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Distance Education; Negative Attitudes; Factor Analysis; Student Evaluation; Educational Testing; Access to Education; Educational History; Educational Development; Test Construction; Attitude Measures; Student Characteristics; Developing Nations; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Uses in Education; Instructional Design; Educational Technology; College Instruction; College Students; Educational Policy; Student Surveys; Predictor Variables; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Use Studies; Usability; Testing Problems; Evaluation Problems; Program Effectiveness; Participant Satisfaction; Adult Students; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Negative Fixierung; Faktorenanalyse; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsentwicklung; Testaufbau; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Computerkonferenz; Computernutzung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschullehre; Collegestudent; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Schülerbefragung; Prädiktor; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Benutzerschulung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Distance Education has globally become one of the important solutions for increasing admission into the universities, decongesting campuses and efficient utilization of time and space. To ensure the sustainability of the programmes' noble objectives calls for periodic re-evaluation of its modus operandi including the assessment of the perception of its intended beneficiaries. Using exploratory factor analysis, this study analyzes the perceptions of DE students from the University of Ghana. The results of the study show that students have positive perception on the usefulness, satisfaction and flexibility of the programme but have a negative attitude towards examination related issues. The underlying factors include the untimely delivery and poorly edited modules as well as poor arranged examination schedules. The study recommends the implementation of electronic mediated services as one of the main ways of making the objectives of DE a reality. (Contains 7 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Anadolu University. Office of the Rector, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey. Tel: +90-222-335-34-53; Fax: +90-222-335-34-86; e-mail: rektor@anadolu.edu.tr; e-mail: TOJDE@anadolu.edu.tr; Web site: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10