STAKEHOLDERS PERCEPTIONS AND CONCERNS ON OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE HIGHER INSTITUTIONS: The Case of Eastern Ethiopia

dc.creator	Yilfashewa SEYOUM
dc.date	2008-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:09:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:09:48Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e887a71f4c0b4c9a9bde5d55422ff380
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/13107
dc.description	This study attempt to examine the perception of stakeholders (Tutors & coordinators) in open and distance education with particular reference to the eastern region of Harargie.30 tutors and 10 program coordinators were consulted and considered as subjects of the study. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed in the data treatment and analysis. Data were collected from the selected sample employing a questionnaire and an interview( which include open ended items) The results indicate that the nature of the tutorial services provided by tutors does not follow the fundamental principles of distance education. The tutorial programs were devoted largely to teachers’ verbal explanation of descriptive facts which is the typical feature of conventional face-to-face instruction. The late arrival of course modules to the students; the distribution of modules very close to the actual dates of the tutorial sessions; tutors’ reliance on the conventional face-to-face mode of instruction; large class size and the heavy workloads imposed upon tutors in some tutorial centers were some of the major constraints that caused the program to be implemented in an unsatisfactory way.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde30/pdf/article_7.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 137-158 (2008)
dc.subject	Distance learning (DL)
dc.subject	open learning (OL)
dc.subject	perception
dc.subject	open & distance learning (ODL).
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	STAKEHOLDERS PERCEPTIONS AND CONCERNS ON OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE HIGHER INSTITUTIONS: The Case of Eastern Ethiopia
dc.type	article