Online Master's Students' Profile and Motives for Enrollment

Autor/inn/en	Pilar, Figuera; Juan, Llanes; Robert-Guerau, Valls
Titel	Online Master's Students' Profile and Motives for Enrollment
Quelle	In: Universal Journal of Educational Research, 7 (2019) 2, S.629-636 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-3205
Schlagwörter	Masters Programs; Graduate Students; Online Courses; Enrollment; Profiles; Student Motivation; Comparative Analysis; Correlation; Student Satisfaction; Foreign Countries; Social Sciences; Humanities; Natural Sciences; Spain (Barcelona) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Online course; Online-Kurs; Einschulung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Schulische Motivation; Korrelation; Ausland; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaften
Abstract	This research addresses the profile and motives for enrollment of online master's students in three different fields of knowledge (humanities, social sciences and experimental sciences) at an online university. The data has been collected through an ad hoc questionnaire; the sample, obtained of 253 UNIBA master's students, has been analyzed using a descriptive methodology and a factor and comparative analysis of the investigation dimensions. The results include the different access profiles of the students that have been identified based on a set of sociodemographic variables. Furthermore, the differences between their motives for enrolling and the latent factors that can be identified. These results are discussed, and compared to traditional, face-to-face, master's degrees, which have had an extremely increase on enrollment in the last few years. The importance of guidance and tutoring are examined as tools to guarantee quality standards and support student's perseverance and overall success. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01