ERIC Number: EJ914166
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1528-3518
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Graduates of the New Learning Environment: A Follow-Up Study of High School Distance e-Learners
Kirby, Dale; Sharpe, Dennis; Bourgeois, Monique; Greene, Melanie
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, v11 n3 p161-173 2010
While web-based courses have had a growing presence in Canadian secondary schools since the mid-1990s, there has been very little study of the transition of high school distance e learners to further study at the post-secondary level. To address this area of deficit in distance education research this article reports on a study designed to examine high school distance e-learners' participation in postsecondary education as well as their perceptions of online learning following high school graduation. A short follow-up survey as well as in-depth interviews of students from the class of 2008, which included students who participated in distance e-learning courses in high school and others who did not, suggested that high school distance e-learners had a preference for university studies. While high school distance e learners did not appear to be more likely to participate in online learning at the postsecondary level, they described a number of ways in which their distance e-learning experiences in high school had helped them to prepare for postsecondary studies. Some of the implications for online learning at the secondary school level are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Followup Studies, Participant Satisfaction, High School Graduates, Graduate Study, Student Surveys, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Participation, Postsecondary Education, College Attendance, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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