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An Illustration, with Case Studies, of a Linear-Process Model of Drop-Out from Distance Education.
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Kember, David – Distance Education, 1989
Explains a model of drop-out from distance education courses and illustrates it with quotations from case studies of students in Australia; Papua, New Guinea; and the United Kingdom. Topics discussed include individual student characteristics, home and family circumstances, employment situation, educational background, motivation, and cost benefit…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education