Adult Learners' Perceptions of An Undergraduate HRD Degree Completion Programme: Reasons for Entering, Attitudes towards Programme and Impact of Programme

Autor/inn/en	Dwyer, Dan; Thompson, Dale Edward; Thompson, Cecelia K.
Titel	Adult Learners' Perceptions of An Undergraduate HRD Degree Completion Programme: Reasons for Entering, Attitudes towards Programme and Impact of Programme
Quelle	In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 38 (2013) 2, S.131-141 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-2938
DOI	10.1080/02602938.2011.608906
Schlagwörter	Human Resources; Distance Education; Program Evaluation; Undergraduate Study; Labor Force Development; Educational Attainment; Academic Degrees; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Program Content; Educational Environment; Arkansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humankapital; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Grundstudium; Arbeitskräftebestand; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Programmgestaltung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to evaluate an undergraduate distance education (DE) programme based upon adult learners' perceptions. The study investigated the value of the Human Resource Development programme at the University of Arkansas by examining the students' reasons for returning to college, their attitudes towards the programme and the impact that the programme has had upon their lives. The respondents viewed DE as the best opportunity for adult students to complete their degrees. Female participants had significantly more positive attitudes towards DE than male participants did. The respondents had positive attitudes towards the learning environment, the instructors in the programme, the cohort design of the programme and the content of the programme. However, there were mixed opinions concerning the economic benefit of participation in the programme. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10