Analysis of Factors Causing Adult Female Learners to Drop out of E-Learning Courses in Korea

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Sung-Wan; Park, Soon-Shin
Titel	Analysis of Factors Causing Adult Female Learners to Drop out of E-Learning Courses in Korea
Quelle	In: International Journal on E-Learning, 14 (2015) 2, S.223-233 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-2456
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Adults; Electronic Learning; Dropout Rate; Regression (Statistics); Marital Status; Employment Level; Computer Literacy; Student Motivation; Child Rearing; Home Management; Time Management; Distance Education; Online Surveys; Participant Characteristics; Measures (Individuals); Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Models; Predictor Variables; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Familienstand; Beschäftigungsgrad; Computerkenntnisse; Schulische Motivation; Kindererziehung; Haushaltswesen; Zeitmanagement; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Messdaten; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Analogiemodell; Prädiktor; Korea; Republik
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence adult female learners' dropout in e-learning courses, and to suggest possible solutions to problem of high dropout rates in Korea. To identify the factors, we analyzed the literature and developed a questionnaire consisting of 9 possible factors and 16 items. Data gathered from 1,609 adult female learners were analyzed in a logistic regression model, which was utilized to determine the probability of adult female learner's dropping out of e-learning courses because of any of the identified variables. We studied the following variables: marital status, employment status, computer literacy, experience with e-learning, internal motivation, external motivation, support of educational institute, managing the home and child rearing, and time for learning. The results indicated that five factors were important: marital status, internal motivation, support of educational institute, managing the home and child rearing, and time for learning. That is to say, being single, and having a high level of internal motivation, a high level of satisfaction with institutional support, a low burden of house management and child rearing, and time for learning help improve the rate of completion of e-learning courses among adult women. Among these, internal motivation was the strongest factor. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01