Attracting, Preparing, and Retaining Under-Represented Populations in Rural and Remote Alberta-North Communities

Autor/inn/en	Steel, Nancy; Fahy, Patrick J.
Titel	Attracting, Preparing, and Retaining Under-Represented Populations in Rural and Remote Alberta-North Communities
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12 (2011) 4, S.35-53 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Economic Progress; Distance Education; Foreign Countries; Educational Methods; Disproportionate Representation; Rural Areas; Adult Education; Student Recruitment; Academic Persistence; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Access to Education; Student Needs; Barriers; Indigenous Populations; Postsecondary Education; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Sinti und Roma; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Kanada
Abstract	For several years, the government of the western Canadian province of Alberta has drafted policies and conducted research on the problem of populations under-represented in adult education. This Alberta-North and Athabasca University study, funded by the Alberta government's Innovation Fund, uses the advice and educational experiences of northern former and present students, and of other community members, to identify ways of better attracting, preparing, and retaining under-represented populations in northern Alberta communities through provision and training in the use of distance delivery methods. The research reported here commences with a review of the literature to investigate the following: 1) the contribution distance education makes globally to learning access in remote areas (and resulting economic growth for under-served populations); 2) how support is provided to retain isolated students; and 3) the help needed to assist remote students to complete distance programs. Community consultations with social service and education agencies in three communities were conducted in order to obtain their perspectives about what helps to attract and support students to educational programs and the barriers students typically encounter, which might be mitigated by distance methods. Finally, a survey was designed and distributed in 87 Alberta-North communities in northern Alberta and across Canada's Northwest Territories to add perspective to the consultation results. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Athabasca University. 1200, 10011 - 109 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S8, Canada. Tel: 780-421-2536; Fax: 780-497-3416; e-mail: irrodl@athabascau.ca; Web site: http://www.irrodl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10