Student Support in Open and Distance Learning - Sustaining the process

Description

No / This paper discusses the aspect of student support that emerged as a key component of a longitudinal study into the experiences of nurses studying through open learning in the UK. Students engaged in this study were mature learners who were practicing nurses and predominantly, but not exclusively, women. Participants perceived entering higher education as a considerable challenge.

Links & Downloads

1. Dearnley CA (2003) Student Support in Open and Distance Learning - Sustaining the process. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 4(1): 1-15.
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3127

Tags

Longitudinal research

Constant comparative analysis

Social

professional and academic networks

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/3127
Date	27 July 2009
Creators	Dearnley, Christine A.
Source Sets	Bradford Scholars
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Article, No full-text in the repository
Relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/132/667