Attrition and Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of the Arab Open University at Saudi Arabia

Manal Ibrahim; Kami S. P. Rwegasira; Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden

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Attrition and Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of the Arab Open University at Saudi Arabia

Manal Ibrahim, Kami S. P. Rwegasira and Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden

SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES: MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF INCREASING GLOBAL CONCERNS, Vol.17, pp.40-46

Advances in Global Management Development

01/01/2008

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This study was developed to predict the withdrawal versus completion of university distance education programs. The model was examined among a pilot sample of 127 students and then re-examined among 587 students. Mixed paradigms were used. The quantitative approach, using factor analysis followed by discriminant analysis, was the dominant technique. This study seems to suggest that, reading abilities; syllabus content; as well as friends' encouragement, and their belief in distance learning are the three factors that significantly discriminate between the students who intend to leave and those who remain at the Arab Open University in Saudi Arabia.

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Title: Attrition and Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of the Arab Open University at Saudi Arabia
Creators - without role: Manal Ibrahim
Kami S. P. Rwegasira
Beatrice I. J. M. van der Heijden
Contributors - without role: E Kaynak
T D Harcar
Publication Details: SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES: MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF INCREASING GLOBAL CONCERNS, Vol.17, pp.40-46
Series: Advances in Global Management Development
Publisher: Int Management Development Assoc-Imda
Number of pages: 7
Identifiers: 9934570308331
Academic Unit: King Abdulaziz University
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding