Some Factors Affecting Attrition and Performance in a Distance Education Course at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Kember, David

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Some Factors Affecting Attrition and Performance in a Distance Education Course at the University of Papua New Guinea.

Kember, David

Distance Education, v2 n2 p164-88 Sep 1981

Statistical study of attrition and performance among external students of the University of Papua New Guinea found the most important factors in student attrition to be age, number of children, and to a lesser extent, housing conditions, sex, sponsorship, and region of residence. (EAO)

Descriptors: Age, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Dropout Rate, Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes, Student Attrition

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