Psychosocial Well-Being of Israeli Students and Attitudes toward Open and Distance Learning

dc.creator	Gila Kurtz, Yair Amichai-Hamburger, Jeffrey Kantor
dc.date	2009-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:54:18Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:54:18Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a456ce4c96294bfcb34f284fbd3ad690
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23827
dc.description	This article reports on a study conducted in Israel at an academic institution. The study investigates the correlation between students’ attitudes toward open and distance learning (ODL) and their perceived self-esteem and loneliness at the last stage of their online learning experience. For this study, 120 students were asked to complete a questionnaire. The students were enrolled in three fully online academic courses, which were similar in their instructional design approach although different in content. Findings reveal that there is a positive correlation between self-esteem and attitudes toward e-learning in general and toward online interaction with the instructor in particular. The findings further suggest that there is no correlation between loneliness and student attitudes toward e-learning. Some explanations for these results are raised as are recommendations for further research.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/593/1212
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2009)
dc.subject	attitudes toward ODL
dc.subject	perceived well-being
dc.subject	UCLA Loneliness Scale
dc.subject	fully online courses
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	Psychosocial Well-Being of Israeli Students and Attitudes toward Open and Distance Learning
dc.type	article