ERIC Number: EJ1403515
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2637-8965
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Difficulties Encountered by Vocational Training Students in Distance Learning
El Bettioui, Rachid; Gil, Francisco Baptista; Alves, Paulo Falcão
Educational Research: Theory and Practice, v34 n3 p86-102 2023
The paper mainly consisted of studying the difficulties of the distance learning applied by Moroccan Vocational Training Department. An online questionnaire was completed by 286 trainees studying in the Moroccan Specialized Institutes of Applied Technology. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), using SPSS Statistics, was conducted to analyze the pattern of relationships of model's variables. Also, the Chi-Square test of independence was used to determine if there is a significant relationship between the nominal variables. The findings revealed that many institutes' students find serious difficulties in following and understanding theirs professional training from homes. They do not attend their virtual classrooms in some distance learning's platforms such as Microsoft Teams, which need a high cost of internet connection's fees and a previous training and support program.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Distance Education, Student Attitudes, Barriers, Educational Technology, Postsecondary Education
Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association. Web site: http://www.nrmera.org/educational-research-theory-practice/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Morocco
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A