The Use of a Model to Derive Interventions Which Might Reduce Drop-Out from Distance Education Courses.

Kember, David

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ERIC Number: EJ413523

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Use of a Model to Derive Interventions Which Might Reduce Drop-Out from Distance Education Courses.

Kember, David

Higher Education, v20 n1 p11-24 Jul 1990

A model of student progress and drop-out from postsecondary distance education courses includes components of background characteristics; motivation; academic environment; and the family, work, and social environment. The author recommends ways in which distance education courses might be formatted so as to reduce student drop-out. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Counseling, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Educational Environment, Family Environment, Higher Education, Intervention, Models, Social Environment, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, Tutoring, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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