Distance Education Needs for 16 to 19 Year Olds.

Autor/inn/en	Guthrie, Hugh; Krzemionka, Zofia
Institution	TAFE National Centre for Research and Development, Payneham (Australia).
Titel	Distance Education Needs for 16 to 19 Year Olds.
Quelle	(1987), (148 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-86397-211-X
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Ancillary School Services; Distance Education; Educational Needs; Foreign Countries; Needs Assessment; Young Adults; Youth; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Ausland; Bedarfsermittlung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Australien
Abstract	A study examined the distance education needs of a specific subgroup of the off-campus population: 16- to 19-year-olds. It set out to determine: reasons for this group's choosing to study in the external mode; the nature and extent of required provision of external education; special curriculum, delivery, counseling, and support needs; and specific future policy recommendations. The study methodology included questionnaires, literature analysis, expert consultations, and a limited number of student interviews. Respondents to the questionnaires included 180 students (a 23% response rate), 43 Heads of External Studies (a response rate of approximately 93%), and 13 student advisers in Australian colleges. The data indicated that principal reasons for study externally were distance, preference for the flexibility of this method, work commitments, financial reasons, and scheduling conflicts. Findings indicated that Technical and Further Education (TAFE) was the major provider of postsecondary off-campus studies and that a shortfall already existed in the provision of on-campus places for students at Colleges of Advanced Education and universities. Heads of External Studies did not believe that 16- to 19-year-olds were suitable users of off-campus studies; they favored a mixed mode. A wide range of support mechanisms and delivery media was used. Staff generally believed this group required greater support than older students when studying off-campus. (Questionnaires and cover letters are appended.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	Nelson Wadsworth, P.O. Box 4725, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC