A Comparative Study of Dropout Rates and Causes for Two Different Distance Education Courses

dc.creator	Christos Pierrakeas
dc.creator	Michalis Xenos
dc.creator	Christos Panagiotakopoulos
dc.creator	Dimitris Vergidis
dc.date	2004-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:41:12Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:41:12Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a73f096183f84d01ae9910516956a084
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23339
dc.description	This paper reports the results of a survey conducted to examine the root causes leading to student dropout at a Greek distance education university. Data was gathered from two different courses – an undergraduate course leading to a Bachelors degree in Informatics (characterized by high dropout rates), and a postgraduate course leading to a Masters degree in education (characterized by low dropout rates). A comparative analysis of these two different courses revealed important similarities in dropout percentages and the reasons cited by students for dropping out. Our analysis also revealed important differences as well. This paper presents the results of a survey designed to investigate the relationship between dropout with intrinsic (student-related) factors such as sickness, work/ school conflict etc., and extrinsic (institutional-related) factors such as study methods and materials, educational approach, and tutor influence.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/content/v5.2/pierrakeas-research.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 5, Iss 2 (2004)
dc.subject	university level education
dc.subject	distance learning
dc.subject	dropout rates
dc.subject	dropout causes
dc.subject	Greece
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	A Comparative Study of Dropout Rates and Causes for Two Different Distance Education Courses
dc.type	article