Student Satisfaction with Short Learning Programmes at a Distance Learning Institution

Autor/inn/en	Lemmer, E. M.; Muller, H.
Titel	Student Satisfaction with Short Learning Programmes at a Distance Learning Institution
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 8 (2011) 3, S.416-433 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2011.618622
Schlagwörter	Student Satisfaction; Minicourses; Open Education; Distance Education; Part Time Students; Noncredit Courses; Student Surveys; Intention; Academic Persistence; Nonformal Education; Continuing Education; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Preferences; Likert Scales; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kurzlehrgang; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Part-time students; Teilzeitstudent; Schülerbefragung; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Weiterbildung; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Likert-Skala; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The relevance of short learning programmes as an alternative to full-time tertiary degree courses at open and distance learning institutions forms the primary focus of this article. A new kind of student is on the increase in higher education: the mature student who prefers to study part-time in order to combine his or her studies with the advancement of his or her professional life. This kind of student is often interested in short duration, non-degree courses, such as short learning programmes, which have a high degree of specificity in order to update or expand the knowledge needed to enhance their occupational lives. Course applicability and effectiveness, evaluated as student satisfaction with these programmes, are vital in terms of the strategic planning of institutions. This article reports on an analysis of the dimensions that determine satisfaction with short learning programmes at a distance learning institution. Data was obtained by an electronic survey of students who had completed short learning programmes. Findings indicate that teaching staff, teaching methods and course administration are key elements to achieving satisfaction, and students' loyalty to the institution is expressed in their intention to continue with their studies and to recommend the programmes to other prospective students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01