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Peer reviewedKember, David; And Others – American Journal of Distance Education, 1991
Presents a quantitative study of the development of a theoretical model of drop-outs from distance education courses. Data collected by the Distance Education Student Progress (DESP) questionnaire from 1,060 students in Hong Kong investigated how students were able to integrate demands of their academic course with those of families, employers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Causal Models, Correlation, Distance Education
