Abstract
Student Support Service is one of the key areas of which the success of any Open University depends. However, in classical mode of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system, the most important components of evaluation are the print materials and the student support which contribute to the success or failure of a course. (Kumar & Fozdar 2009). To provide effective and efficient student support service, IGNOU has set up a number of study centers all over the country. Students are allotted one of these study centers, taking into consideration their place of residence.Studnets usually approach theses center for getting solved their problems related to course and transition. The Regional Service Division of IGNOU is therefore giving utmost importance to various kinds of support services provided at different learner centers in the state. At Regional Centre all the unsolved problems of the study centers are taken care of and the students are given utmost freedom to approach Regional Centre functionaries for solving their problems. Most of the Regional Centers have a single window enquiry system having internet facility. Besides student queries and student problems, a lot of academic input is also being given from time to time from Regional Centre .This paper is based for knowing the strengths and weaknesses of Student Support Service provided by IGNOU and to find out difference on the basis of Gender and Demographical structure. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n26p124
Highlights
Open and Distance learning system reaches out to the unreached via open access, open entry, open choice of subjects, flexi-time, etc
The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of student support system in terms of level of satisfaction of rural and urban as well as male and female students towards headquarters, regional centre and study centre
There is no significant difference between the academic satisfaction of the urban and rural students towards IGNOU HQs
Summary
Open and Distance learning system reaches out to the unreached via open access, open entry, open choice of subjects, flexi-time, etc. Open and Distance Learning Offers a number of advantage to learners and provides opportunities of effective learning (Amareswaran, & Singh, 2011). In this system, learners stand at the focal point. Distance learning system needs an efficient, effective and organized Student Support Service. Student support service becomes the heart of distance learning system. The Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a distance learning national university located at New Delhi, India. Named after Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, the university was established in 1985 when the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985)
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