Enabling New Students to Examine Their Expectations of Distance Learning.

Kirkwood, Adrian

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Publication Date: 1989

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Enabling New Students to Examine Their Expectations of Distance Learning.

Kirkwood, Adrian

Educational and Training Technology International, v26 n1 p39-49 Feb 1989

Describes materials for college level distance education students that use a student-centered approach to help individuals realistically assess their expectations. Highlights include costs; time needed; family considerations; educational and intellectual considerations; and examples of materials that are used at the Open University in Britain and at institutions in Australia. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Learning, Distance Education, Expectation, Family Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Student Attitudes, Student Costs, Student Educational Objectives, Time Management

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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