Barriers to distance education: A factor-analytic study
Titel:
Barriers to distance education: A factor-analytic study
Auteur:
Muilenburg, Lin Berge, Zane L.
Verschenen in:
American journal of distance education
Paginering:
Jaargang 15 (2001) nr. 2 pagina's 7-22
Jaar:
2001
Inhoud:
This article reports on a large-scale (n = 2,504), exploratory factor analysis that determined the underlying constructs that comprise barriers to distance education. The ten factors found were (1) administrative structure, (2) organizational change, (3) technical expertise, (4) social interaction and quality, (5) faculty compensation and time, (6) threat of technology, (7) legal issues, (8) evaluation/effectiveness, (9) access, and (10) student-support services.