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

dc.creator	Bharat Inder Fozdar
dc.creator	Lalita S. Kumar
dc.creator	S. Kannan
dc.date	2006-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:27:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:27:19Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b115700db5ea4ad8aa0e162b6c921cf5
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21787
dc.description	This paper presents a report on students who decided to drop out of the BSc programme offered by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). This study was designed to determine the reasons leading to students’ decisions to withdraw from the programme. Identified in this study are nine major reasons for dropouts. Results of this study lead to several suggestions for improving current instructional and delivery strategies of IGNOU’s BSc Programme. Following such suggestions could help to reduce students’ dropout rate for this particular programme through implementation of timely interventions at different critical stages of their learning journey.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/291/747
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 7, Iss 3 (2006)
dc.subject	dropout
dc.subject	withdrawal
dc.subject	open distance learning
dc.subject	interventions
dc.subject	student retention
dc.subject	student support system
dc.subject	distance education
dc.subject	open learning
dc.subject	support
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	Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
dc.type	article