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Publication Date: 2001
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Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Achievement of Distance Education Students.
Taplin, Margaret; Jegede, Olugbemiro
Open Learning, v16 n2 p133-54 Jun 2001
Describes a study of students at the Open University of Hong Kong that investigated gender differences in factors that contributed to successful achievement in distance education. Considers previous experience; study habits; motivation; help-seeking and use of support services; family, social, and work context; self-perceptions and attitudes. (Contains 54 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Distance Education, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Help Seeking, Predictor Variables, Prior Learning, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Social Environment, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, Study Habits, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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