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Kember, David – Higher Education, 1990
A model of student progress and drop-out from postsecondary distance education courses includes components of background characteristics; motivation; academic environment; and the family, work, and social environment. The author recommends ways in which distance education courses might be formatted so as to reduce student drop-out. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Counseling, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Dropout Prevention