Student Dropout at the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the Graduate Program, "Studies in Education"

dc.creator	Dimitris Vergidis
dc.creator	Chris Panagiotakopoulos
dc.date	2002-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:18:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:18:55Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9a4b286b962a40aa84a4819373fa0397
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27232
dc.description	This study traces the root causes of dropout rates in one post-graduate course “Studies in Education,” offered by the Hellenic Open University (HOU). From our research findings, it was found that the main cause of dropping out stem from a combination of adult learners’ obligations, specifically balancing their academic workload with their employment commitments and family obligations (mainly for female students). The second reason for dropout rates among adult distance education learners include students’ miscalculation of the available time for studying and their underestimation of the extra effort required for effective learning. These reasons can be compared to the educational material, which, in general, was not considered overly difficult and did not appear to compel students to abandon their studies.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/101/180
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 3, Iss 2 (2002)
dc.subject	dropout
dc.subject	distance education
dc.subject	adults education
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	Student Dropout at the Hellenic Open University: Evaluation of the Graduate Program, "Studies in Education"
dc.type	article