ERIC Number: EJ1085308
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
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Prediction of Participation of Undergraduate University Students in a Music and Dance Master's Degree Program
Bebetsos, Evangelos
International Journal of Instruction, v8 n2 p165-176 Jul 2015
The aim of the study was the investigation of students' attitudes and intention towards their possible participation in a graduate Music and Dance Distance Learning Master's Degree Program. The sample consisted of consisted of 229 undergraduate University students, between the ages of 20 to 63 yrs. of age (M = 34.24, SD = 10.70). More specifically, 134 were students of the Hellenic Open University and 95 were students of the School of Physical Education and Sport Science, of the Democritus University of Thrace. The sample completed the version the "Planned Behavior Theory" questionnaire. Results revealed differences among students of both Universities, between experienced and less experienced ones, and also among age groups. On the contrary, no sex differences in any of the questionnaire's factors were indicated. In conclusion, the findings of this research allow a better understanding of the distance education process, which explains the attitudes and intention(s) of students' participation, and the factors that might influence their particular participation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Masters Degrees, Music Education, Dance Education, Prediction, Student Attitudes, Intention, Questionnaires, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Distance Education, Student Characteristics, Demography, Likert Scales, Reliability, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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