Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University

A sample of dropout learners enrolled in the B.Sc. programme of School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India was surveyed to study the factors which influenced them to withdraw from the programme. The research indicates that the major reasons for dropout are the distance of stud...

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Autores principales:	Bharat Inder Fozdar, Lalita S. Kumar, S. Kannan
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2006
Materias:	dropouts withdrawal Open and Distance learning interventions retention support system Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d5a3da5200ab4ee887bb90adba7cefbd2021-12-02T17:16:08ZStudy of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University10.19173/irrodl.v7i3.2911492-3831https://doaj.org/article/d5a3da5200ab4ee887bb90adba7cefbd2006-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/291https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831A sample of dropout learners enrolled in the B.Sc. programme of School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India was surveyed to study the factors which influenced them to withdraw from the programme. The research indicates that the major reasons for dropout are the distance of study centre from the residence of learner, insufficient support from study centre and more time consuming courses of the programme. The results of this study are significant from the points of view of improving the present instructional and delivery strategies of B.Sc. Programme. This will also help in reducing the students' dropout rate for this programme by implementing timely interventions at the different stages of study. Keywords: Dropouts, Withdrawal, Open Distance learning, interventions, retention, support systemBharat Inder FozdarLalita S. KumarS. KannanAthabasca University PressarticledropoutswithdrawalOpen and Distance learninginterventionsretentionsupport systemSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 7, Iss 3 (2006)
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spellingShingle	dropouts withdrawal Open and Distance learning interventions retention support system Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Bharat Inder Fozdar Lalita S. Kumar S. Kannan Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
description	A sample of dropout learners enrolled in the B.Sc. programme of School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India was surveyed to study the factors which influenced them to withdraw from the programme. The research indicates that the major reasons for dropout are the distance of study centre from the residence of learner, insufficient support from study centre and more time consuming courses of the programme. The results of this study are significant from the points of view of improving the present instructional and delivery strategies of B.Sc. Programme. This will also help in reducing the students' dropout rate for this programme by implementing timely interventions at the different stages of study. Keywords: Dropouts, Withdrawal, Open Distance learning, interventions, retention, support system
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author	Bharat Inder Fozdar Lalita S. Kumar S. Kannan
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title	Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
title_short	Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
title_full	Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
title_fullStr	Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
title_full_unstemmed	Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
title_sort	study of the factors responsible for the dropouts from the bsc programme of indira gandhi national open university
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publishDate	2006
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Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University

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