Student Dropout at the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the Graduate Program, "Studies in Education"

This study traces the root causes of dropout rates in one post-graduate course “Studies in Education,” offered by the Hellenic Open University (HOU). From our research findings, it was found that the main cause of dropping out stem from a combination of adult learners’ obligations, specifically b...

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Autores principales:	Dimitris Vergidis, Chris Panagiotakopoulos
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2002
Materias:	dropout distance education adults education Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:53d21957736741b8b2d8121026fd74af2021-12-02T18:03:27ZStudent Dropout at the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the Graduate Program, "Studies in Education"10.19173/irrodl.v3i2.1011492-3831https://doaj.org/article/53d21957736741b8b2d8121026fd74af2002-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/101https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 This study traces the root causes of dropout rates in one post-graduate course “Studies in Education,” offered by the Hellenic Open University (HOU). From our research findings, it was found that the main cause of dropping out stem from a combination of adult learners’ obligations, specifically balancing their academic workload with their employment commitments and family obligations (mainly for female students). The second reason for dropout rates among adult distance education learners include students’ miscalculation of the available time for studying and their underestimation of the extra effort required for effective learning. These reasons can be compared to the educational material, which, in general, was not considered overly difficult and did not appear to compel students to abandon their studies. Key terms: dropout, distance education, adults educationDimitris VergidisChris PanagiotakopoulosAthabasca University Pressarticledropoutdistance educationadults educationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 3, Iss 2 (2002)
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description	This study traces the root causes of dropout rates in one post-graduate course “Studies in Education,” offered by the Hellenic Open University (HOU). From our research findings, it was found that the main cause of dropping out stem from a combination of adult learners’ obligations, specifically balancing their academic workload with their employment commitments and family obligations (mainly for female students). The second reason for dropout rates among adult distance education learners include students’ miscalculation of the available time for studying and their underestimation of the extra effort required for effective learning. These reasons can be compared to the educational material, which, in general, was not considered overly difficult and did not appear to compel students to abandon their studies. Key terms: dropout, distance education, adults education
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title	Student Dropout at the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the Graduate Program, "Studies in Education"
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title_full	Student Dropout at the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the Graduate Program, "Studies in Education"
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Student Dropout at the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the Graduate Program, "Studies in Education"

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