Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study

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Autor(a) principal: Fidalgo, Patricia
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Thormann, Joan, Kulyk, Oleksandr, Lencastre, José Alberto
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/65431
Resumo: Many universities offer Distance Education (DE) courses and programs to address the diverse educational needs of students and to stay current with advancing technology. Some Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) that do not offer DE find it difficult to navigate through the steps that are needed to provide such courses and programs. Investigating learners’ perceptions, attitudes and willingness to try DE can provide guidance and recommendations for IHEs that are considering expanding use of DE formats. A survey was distributed to undergraduate students in Portugal, UAE and Ukraine. The results of this pilot study showed that in all three countries, students’ major concerns about such programs were time management, motivation, and English language skills. Although students were somewhat apprehensive many indicated they were interested in taking DE courses. Six recommendations informed by interpretation of students’ responses and the literature, are offered to assist institutions who want to offer DE as part of their educational strategy.
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spelling Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational studyDistance educationMultinational studyPerceptions of distance educationUndergraduate studentsCiências Sociais::Ciências da EducaçãoSocial SciencesMany universities offer Distance Education (DE) courses and programs to address the diverse educational needs of students and to stay current with advancing technology. Some Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) that do not offer DE find it difficult to navigate through the steps that are needed to provide such courses and programs. Investigating learners’ perceptions, attitudes and willingness to try DE can provide guidance and recommendations for IHEs that are considering expanding use of DE formats. A survey was distributed to undergraduate students in Portugal, UAE and Ukraine. The results of this pilot study showed that in all three countries, students’ major concerns about such programs were time management, motivation, and English language skills. Although students were somewhat apprehensive many indicated they were interested in taking DE courses. Six recommendations informed by interpretation of students’ responses and the literature, are offered to assist institutions who want to offer DE as part of their educational strategy.“This work is funded by CIEd – Research Centre on Education, Institute of Education, University of Minho, projects UIDB/01661/2020 and UIDP/01661/2020, through national funds of FCT/MCTES-PT.”SpringerOpenUniversidade do MinhoFidalgo, PatriciaThormann, JoanKulyk, OleksandrLencastre, José Alberto2020-05-202020-05-20T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/65431engFidalgo, P., Thormann, J., Kulyk, O. & Lencastre, J. A. (2020). Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 17:18, 1-18. SpringerOpen.2365-94402365-944010.1186/s41239-020-00194-2The original publication is available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-020-00194-2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:41:02Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/65431Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:37:55.462960Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
title Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
spellingShingle Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
Fidalgo, Patricia
Distance education
Multinational study
Perceptions of distance education
Undergraduate students
Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação
Social Sciences
title_short Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
title_full Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
title_fullStr Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
title_full_unstemmed Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
title_sort Students’ perceptions on distance education: a multinational study
author Fidalgo, Patricia
author_facet Fidalgo, Patricia
Thormann, Joan
Kulyk, Oleksandr
Lencastre, José Alberto
author_role author
author2 Thormann, Joan
Kulyk, Oleksandr
Lencastre, José Alberto
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fidalgo, Patricia
Thormann, Joan
Kulyk, Oleksandr
Lencastre, José Alberto
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Distance education
Multinational study
Perceptions of distance education
Undergraduate students
Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação
Social Sciences
topic Distance education
Multinational study
Perceptions of distance education
Undergraduate students
Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação
Social Sciences
description Many universities offer Distance Education (DE) courses and programs to address the diverse educational needs of students and to stay current with advancing technology. Some Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) that do not offer DE find it difficult to navigate through the steps that are needed to provide such courses and programs. Investigating learners’ perceptions, attitudes and willingness to try DE can provide guidance and recommendations for IHEs that are considering expanding use of DE formats. A survey was distributed to undergraduate students in Portugal, UAE and Ukraine. The results of this pilot study showed that in all three countries, students’ major concerns about such programs were time management, motivation, and English language skills. Although students were somewhat apprehensive many indicated they were interested in taking DE courses. Six recommendations informed by interpretation of students’ responses and the literature, are offered to assist institutions who want to offer DE as part of their educational strategy.
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