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Choi, Hyoseon; Lee, Yekyung; Jung, Insung; Latchem, Colin – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
Despite continuous efforts to increase retention, dropout rates are high in distance universities. The objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate the extent and causes of non re-enrollment at a mega university, Korea National Open University; and 2) to suggest actions to improve the retention of students, in general, and those with higher…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Dropout Prevention
Waters, Elsa G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study was an effort to fill a gap in the research about why there are higher drop-out rates for students in online classrooms than students in traditional classrooms. Educators and administrators at online higher education institutions need information with which to address drop-out rates because the decreased number of completed online…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Leadership, Leadership Qualities
Puttick, Edwin B.; And Others – 1974
The educational system in Bangladesh is unique in its finance and management structure. Elementary and higher education are mostly publicly financed, while secondary and intermediate education are mainly private organized. This study concentrates on private schools at the secondary, intermediate, and college level; and the difference in access…
Descriptors: Demography, Dropout Rate, Educational Equipment, Educational Facilities
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Advisory Services. – 1984
Although the level of funding for adult education programs in Pennsylvania was reduced from 1982-83 to 1983-84, progress was made in increasing the availability of adult basic education (ABE) programs throughout the State and in decreasing the overall rate of premature separations of students from ABE programs. Total hours of service to ABE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Compensation (Remuneration)