The factors influencing effective practices of distance education in dual mode universities: the Case of the University of Nairobi.
Abstract
This study aimed at finding out the factors influencing effective practices of distance
education in dual mode universities mainly focusing the study at the University of
Nairobi at the school of continuing and distance education. The demand for higher
education having gone up tremendously has made it necessary for the education
planners and managers to rethink of strategies of teaching. The solutions have been
found in distance education and this an area that UON has used very well to attract
more students and give a chance to those who missed out on the conventional system
of education. The UON has been using distance education for a very long time but it
is just the other day that the benefits of investing in distance have been realized. This
is most likely because there have been systems that have been put in place so as to
make the practices of distance to be effective. For the practices of distance education
to become effective there has to be factors that come into play. Factors such as the
proposed and the existing policies, the lCT policy, and the management of the
established program all help in making it to be effective. "The study utilized the
survey research design in which th<t~e~archer administered questionnaires to the
students at the SCDE. Data was analyzed through descriptive statistics aided by the
statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The findings were used to make
recommendations on the factors influencing effective practices of distance education
to be used by other faculties and departments within the university and also at other
universities. Chapter four focused on the response rate, presentation of data,
interpretation and discussions of research findings. Data was analyzed as per the study
objectives and was then presented using tables only as it was more effective while
discussions were made by use of frequencies (f) and percentages (%). The presentations were done based on the research objectives. Chapter five gave a
summary of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations based on the findings of
the study. The findings of this project report were that the factors influencing effective
practices were the policies of distance education, the planning of distance education,
the quality assurance in distance education and the lCT use in distance education.
They were also closely related according to research findings. Recommendations
were also made and these were on further research on policies and quality assurance
and the use of Open Education Resources (OERs).
Citation
A research project report submitted in partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the award Of a degree of master of distance education of The university of nairobiPublisher
Continuing and Distance Education, University of Nairobi
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