Analysis of the Demand for Distance Education at Eastern and Central European Higher Education Institutions

Autor/inn/en	Vasilevska, Daina; Rivza, Baiba; Pivac, Tatjana; Alekneviciene, Vilija; Parlinska, Agnieszka
Titel	Analysis of the Demand for Distance Education at Eastern and Central European Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 19 (2017) 1, S.106-116 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1691-4147
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Demand; Distance Education; Access to Education; Models; Educational Development; Student Attitudes; Educational Benefits; Conventional Instruction; Preferences; College Students; Student Surveys; Educational Change; Resistance to Change; Student Adjustment; Access to Computers; Computer Literacy; Self Control; Student Motivation; Barriers; Europe; Poland; Lithuania; Latvia; Serbia; Belarus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Analogiemodell; Bildungsentwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsertrag; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Bildungsreform; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Computerkenntnisse; Selbstbeherrschung; Schulische Motivation; Europa; Polen; Litauen; Lettland; Serbien
Abstract	Distance education as one of the new and perspective forms of completing higher education increases in popularity around the world. At the same time, the development of this model of education generates new problems: organization of the study process and information security. Distance learning allows solving a problem of accessibility of higher education in case of social issues, working hours, etc. Therefore, distance education is of major importance in increasing the learning efficiency. The Latvian model of distance education is passing the stage of formation and approbation in the market of educational services. However, the creation of system of distance education should not be the final step for higher education institutions as such; furthermore, this process would not be developed without students. Therefore, the objective of the present research is to find out the opinion of the students on the expediency of distance education. More than 850 students from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Serbia and Belarus have participated in the research. Results of the research have revealed that the traditional form of education based on communication between the lecturer and the student is more demanded among the students. At present, distance learning, unfortunately, cannot be characterised by stable demand. In order to increase the demand for such model of education, public presentations and discussions should be made, and media support is also necessary. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UNESCO Chair on Interplay of Tradition and Innovation in ESD. Parades 1-220, Daugavpils University, Daugavplis LV-5401, Latvia. Tel: 371-6542-5452; Fax: 371-6542-2890; e-mail: unescochair@du.lv; Web site: http://www.du.lv
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01