The Role of Internal and External Factors in the Discontinuation of Off-Campus Students.

Brown, Kevin M.

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Role of Internal and External Factors in the Discontinuation of Off-Campus Students.

Brown, Kevin M.

Distance Education, v17 n1 p44-71 1996

Discusses results of a survey of 148 off-campus students formerly enrolled in Deakin University (Australia) to assess factors that influenced their decisions to leave/withdraw. Implications of the findings for quality assurance in higher education and the development of more flexible modes of distance education are suggested. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Correlation, Distance Education, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Surveys, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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