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Abstract
Although distance learning has no less effectiveness than on campus education (Young J, 2000), is still unclear why Greek students adopt the HOU for their postgraduate studies. This research addresses the following questions: “What makes the Greek students to decide to pursue their postgraduate degree via the HOU instead of the on campus one? Which are the factors affecting their decision? Which are the most important of them?†This research followed the survey methodology with the use of email questionnaires which followed the snow ball technique, while the results were analysed by the Dedoose software. The findings indicated that reasons like financial needs, time, flexibility and job prospects are influencing students towards their decision, while factors like family and friends are the catalysts in that direction. Our analysis suggests that the results can help HOU understand that need to help students overcome their contemporary societal barriers towards a better future.
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IntroductionAccording to E.K.E.P1 (n.d.), people nowadays facing environments of increasing demands and speed in terms of information flow, something which creates the need for continuous re- education and re- training
The research questions this study addressed are the following: “What are the factors that affect the Greek students‟ decision to pursue their postgraduate degree via the Hellenic Open University instead of the traditional, on campus one? Which are the most important of these factors in affecting the students‟ decision?”
These reasons were the time, in terms that the distance learning courses can gain you valuable time to spend to your job, family, friends or yourself, the fact that you can give to your studies your own pace, something which is obviously connected with the time as well and the financial factor which, especially nowadays in a Greece which is under a vast financial crisis is an important one
Summary
According to E.K.E.P1 (n.d.), people nowadays facing environments of increasing demands and speed in terms of information flow, something which creates the need for continuous re- education and re- training. In the so demanding times we are living, an increasing number of students take advantage of the distance education. In terms of the HOE, under the influences of the European education policy, an emphasis is placed in Greek policies about the issues of the studies‟ accreditation and quality assurance (Prokou, 2014). Emphasis is placed to the formation of the qualifications framework, in order to incorporate the distance learning students‟ vocational status with the existent vocational framework in the country (Prokou, 2014)
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