Doctoral Student Connectedness in Open Distance Learning: A Case of Students and Supervisors

Autor/in	Bireda, Asamenew D.
Titel	Doctoral Student Connectedness in Open Distance Learning: A Case of Students and Supervisors
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 16 (2019) 5, S.16-28 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bireda, Asamenew D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2016.1229576
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Students; Distance Education; Supervisor Supervisee Relationship; Student Attitudes; Peer Relationship; Foreign Countries; Social Isolation; Adults; Open Universities; Ethiopia; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Peer-Beziehungen; Ausland; Soziale Isolation; Offene Universität; Äthiopien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The focus of this quantitative study was to investigate doctoral students' perception of connectedness in an open distance learning (ODL) environment. The study focused exclusively on Ethiopian doctoral students and investigated feelings of student-to-student and student-to-supervisor connectedness in an ODL environment. A total of 100 Ethiopian doctoral students attending studying at an ODL university were selected to take part in the study. Descriptive statistics, t-test and correlation analysis were conducted. The results showed that doctoral students experience less than desirable levels of connectedness with each other and also a slightly above average perception of connectedness with their supervisors. Moreover, the findings also showed that there is a positive relationship between student-to-student and student-to-supervisor connectedness scores. Based on the findings it is recommended that the university should implement initiatives to support socialisation and interaction among students and also with supervisors. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01