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Publication Date: 1994
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Telecourse Persistence and Psychological Variables.
Pugliese, Rudy R.
American Journal of Distance Education, v8 n3 p22-39 1994
Discusses a survey administered to 306 students at a New York community college that investigated loneliness, communication apprehension, communication competence, and locus of control as predictors of persistence in telecourses. Analysis found withdrawal and withdrawal/failure in telecourses were not significantly related to the variables. (52 references) (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Communication Apprehension, Competence, Distance Education, Educational Television, Loneliness, Psychological Characteristics, Social Integration, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition, Surveys, Telecourses, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Withdrawal (Education)
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Language: English
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