The Role of Learning Support in Open & Distance Learning: Learners experiences and perspectives

dc.creator	Hisham DZAKIRIA
dc.date	2005-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:21Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:21Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e05baf1a0b544133aebc95f8b52d9485
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14345
dc.description	The Role of Learning Support in Open & Distance Learning: Learners experiences and perspectives Hisham DZAKIRIAUniversiti Utara MalaysiaMALAYSIA ABSTRACT This qualitative study reports in some detail the experience of a small group of distance learners as they progress through their courses at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). An initial literature review suggested that while a number of studies had been completed in the past two decades that report student characteristics, motivations, and prior experiences of study, most of these studies had been carried out from the point of view and perspective of the providing institutions, not from the perspective of students. This paper looks at distance learning as described by the learners- it is their story , their experience , and their perspective . In particular, this paper looks at learning support in distance learning at UUM, an issue that arose from discussions with the students, rather than being preordained by the research design or derived directly from my own initial interest as a distance educator and as a researcher. From these findings conclusions have been drawn regarding the role of learning support and guidelines to improve future learning support services to facilitate and provide a better Open & Distance Learning (ODL) educational experience and outcome in Malaysia.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde18/pdf/article_4.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 95-109 (2005)
dc.subject	Learners' experiences
dc.subject	Learners' experiences and perspectives
dc.subject	Distance Learning
dc.subject	Role of Learning Support
dc.subject	Malaysia
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	The Role of Learning Support in Open & Distance Learning: Learners experiences and perspectives
dc.type	article