ERIC Number: EJ1231599
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Postgraduate Students' Experience of a Jointly-Taught, Distance Learning Degree: The Example of a Russell Group University
Sbaffi, Laura; Bennett, John
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v41 n6 p600-618 2019
This paper reports the results of a primary data collection exercise conducted with postgraduate students enrolled at a large Russell Group university in the UK. The aim of this study was to gain insights of students' experience of a jointly-taught, distance learning, part-time postgraduate programme. A mixed-methods approach involving an online survey and semi-structured interviews was adopted. The results show that students concentrated their perceptions on three main areas: the academic content of the programme, seen as current, interesting and relevant to their professional lives; delivery processes, including the advantages of the flexibility and tailored approach and the disadvantages of being exposed to different teaching styles and lack of face to face interaction; the administrative and practical aspects, accounting for the majority of complaints due to the discrepancies across the two schools responsible for the delivery of the programme. Differences in experience emerged depending on gender and year of enrolment.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Student Experience, Distance Education, Student Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Barriers, Teaching Styles, Gender Differences, Dual Enrollment, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction
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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: United Kingdom
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