Student Support in Open Learning: Sustaining the process

This paper discusses the aspect of student support that emerged as a key component of a longitudinal study into the experiences of nurses studying through open learning in the UK. Students engaged in this study were mature learners who were practicing nurses and predominantly, but not exclusively, w...

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Publicado: Athabasca University Press 2003
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:96356b171e8c4267a1a68fdbfd652d682021-12-02T17:16:08ZStudent Support in Open Learning: Sustaining the process10.19173/irrodl.v4i1.1321492-3831https://doaj.org/article/96356b171e8c4267a1a68fdbfd652d682003-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/132https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This paper discusses the aspect of student support that emerged as a key component of a longitudinal study into the experiences of nurses studying through open learning in the UK. Students engaged in this study were mature learners who were practicing nurses and predominantly, but not exclusively, women. Participants perceived entering higher education as a considerable challenge. Key Terms: Longitudinal research; constant comparative analysis; social, professional and academic networks Christine DearnleyAthabasca University Pressarticledistance educationstudent supportlongitudinal researchconstant comparative analysissocialprofessional and academic networksSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2003)
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topic distance education
student support
longitudinal research
constant comparative analysis
social
professional and academic networks
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
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student support
longitudinal research
constant comparative analysis
social
professional and academic networks
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Christine Dearnley
Student Support in Open Learning: Sustaining the process
description This paper discusses the aspect of student support that emerged as a key component of a longitudinal study into the experiences of nurses studying through open learning in the UK. Students engaged in this study were mature learners who were practicing nurses and predominantly, but not exclusively, women. Participants perceived entering higher education as a considerable challenge. Key Terms: Longitudinal research; constant comparative analysis; social, professional and academic networks
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