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author Zirkle, Chris
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contents Access Barriers to Distance Education Perceived by Inservice and Preservice Career and Technical Education Majors. Zirkle, Chris Access to Education Adult Students Computer Uses in Education Counseling Services Distance Education Education Majors Education Work Relationship Educational Technology Electronic Libraries Employer Employee Relationship Enrollment Influences Family Problems Graduate Study Library Public Services Online Courses Participation Postsecondary Education Scheduling Student Attitudes Student College Relationship Teacher Attitudes Teacher Education Time Management Undergraduate Study Virtual Classrooms Vocational Education Vocational Education Teachers Web Based Instruction The access barriers to distance education faced by inservice and preservice career and technical education (CTE) majors were examined through a survey of 76 students enrolled in undergraduate- and graduate-level CTE education programs. Completed questionnaires were received from 60 students (response rate, 78.9%). Forty respondents worked full-time; only one was not working. The predominant institutional access barrier identified was difficulty scheduling required "general education" courses. Other highly ranked institutional access barriers included library access, lack of ongoing advising, and technical assistance for problem-solving technology/computer-based issues. Class registration and ease of obtaining grades were not cited as significant institutional access barriers. Job conflict was the highest-ranked student access barrier. Sources of job conflict included the competing interests of students' jobs and the requirements of the classes they were taking, lack of employer support, the issue of family support, and time conflicts. Personal technical competence, tuition costs, or personal financial situations were not highly ranked as student access barriers. The study recommendations included calls for the following items: better coordination of course offerings; library systems whose technological accessibility matches that of the distance courses themselves; more sensitivity to distance students' advising needs; additional competent technical support; and instructor recognition of distance learners' job responsibilities and issues. (Contains 13 references.) (MN)
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spellingShingle Access Barriers to Distance Education Perceived by Inservice and Preservice Career and Technical Education Majors.
Zirkle, Chris
Access to Education
Adult Students
Computer Uses in Education
Counseling Services
Distance Education
Education Majors
Education Work Relationship
Educational Technology
Electronic Libraries
Employer Employee Relationship
Enrollment Influences
Family Problems
Graduate Study
Library Public Services
Online Courses
Participation
Postsecondary Education
Scheduling
Student Attitudes
Student College Relationship
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Education
Time Management
Undergraduate Study
Virtual Classrooms
Vocational Education
Vocational Education Teachers
Web Based Instruction
Access Barriers to Distance Education Perceived by Inservice and Preservice Career and Technical Education Majors. Zirkle, Chris Access to Education Adult Students Computer Uses in Education Counseling Services Distance Education Education Majors Education Work Relationship Educational Technology Electronic Libraries Employer Employee Relationship Enrollment Influences Family Problems Graduate Study Library Public Services Online Courses Participation Postsecondary Education Scheduling Student Attitudes Student College Relationship Teacher Attitudes Teacher Education Time Management Undergraduate Study Virtual Classrooms Vocational Education Vocational Education Teachers Web Based Instruction The access barriers to distance education faced by inservice and preservice career and technical education (CTE) majors were examined through a survey of 76 students enrolled in undergraduate- and graduate-level CTE education programs. Completed questionnaires were received from 60 students (response rate, 78.9%). Forty respondents worked full-time; only one was not working. The predominant institutional access barrier identified was difficulty scheduling required "general education" courses. Other highly ranked institutional access barriers included library access, lack of ongoing advising, and technical assistance for problem-solving technology/computer-based issues. Class registration and ease of obtaining grades were not cited as significant institutional access barriers. Job conflict was the highest-ranked student access barrier. Sources of job conflict included the competing interests of students' jobs and the requirements of the classes they were taking, lack of employer support, the issue of family support, and time conflicts. Personal technical competence, tuition costs, or personal financial situations were not highly ranked as student access barriers. The study recommendations included calls for the following items: better coordination of course offerings; library systems whose technological accessibility matches that of the distance courses themselves; more sensitivity to distance students' advising needs; additional competent technical support; and instructor recognition of distance learners' job responsibilities and issues. (Contains 13 references.) (MN)
title Access Barriers to Distance Education Perceived by Inservice and Preservice Career and Technical Education Majors.
topic Access to Education
Adult Students
Computer Uses in Education
Counseling Services
Distance Education
Education Majors
Education Work Relationship
Educational Technology
Electronic Libraries
Employer Employee Relationship
Enrollment Influences
Family Problems
Graduate Study
Library Public Services
Online Courses
Participation
Postsecondary Education
Scheduling
Student Attitudes
Student College Relationship
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Education
Time Management
Undergraduate Study
Virtual Classrooms
Vocational Education
Vocational Education Teachers
Web Based Instruction
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