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Pontes, Manuel C. F.; Pontes, Nancy M. H. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2013
This research investigates the relationship between students' field of study and their preference for distance education. For this research, data were used from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: Undergraduate, which uses a complex survey design to collect data from a nationally representative sample of undergraduate postsecondary…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Undergraduate Students, Preferences, Majors (Students)
Pontes, Manuel C. F.; Pontes, Nancy M. H. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2012
First Generation undergraduate students from low-income households (FGLI students) continue to have substantially higher dropout rates than non first generation students or students from more affluent households despite numerous efforts over many decades to improve graduation rates among this group of students. The purpose of this research is to…
Descriptors: Low Income, Graduation Rate, Distance Education, Dropout Rate