Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University
A sample of dropout learners enrolled in the B.Sc. programme of School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India was surveyed to study the factors which influenced them to withdraw from the programme. The research indicates that the major reasons for dropout are the distance of stud...
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| author | Bharat Inder Fozdar Lalita S. Kumar S. Kannan |
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| description | A sample of dropout learners enrolled in the B.Sc. programme of School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India was surveyed to study the factors which influenced them to withdraw from the programme. The research indicates that the major reasons for dropout are the distance of study centre from the residence of learner, insufficient support from study centre and more time consuming courses of the programme. The results of this study are significant from the points of view of improving the present instructional and delivery strategies of B.Sc. Programme. This will also help in reducing the students' dropout rate for this programme by implementing timely interventions at the different stages of study.
Keywords: Dropouts, Withdrawal, Open Distance learning, interventions, retention, support system |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5a3da5200ab4ee887bb90adba7cefbd2022-12-21T21:47:34ZengAthabasca University PressInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning1492-38312006-12-017310.19173/irrodl.v7i3.291Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityBharat Inder Fozdar0Lalita S. Kumar1S. Kannan2Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityIndira Gandhi National Open UniversitySikkim Manipal UniversityA sample of dropout learners enrolled in the B.Sc. programme of School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India was surveyed to study the factors which influenced them to withdraw from the programme. The research indicates that the major reasons for dropout are the distance of study centre from the residence of learner, insufficient support from study centre and more time consuming courses of the programme. The results of this study are significant from the points of view of improving the present instructional and delivery strategies of B.Sc. Programme. This will also help in reducing the students' dropout rate for this programme by implementing timely interventions at the different stages of study. Keywords: Dropouts, Withdrawal, Open Distance learning, interventions, retention, support systemhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/291dropoutswithdrawalOpen and Distance learninginterventionsretentionsupport system |
| spellingShingle | Bharat Inder Fozdar Lalita S. Kumar S. Kannan Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning dropouts withdrawal Open and Distance learning interventions retention support system |
| title | Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| title_full | Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| title_fullStr | Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| title_short | Study of the Factors Responsible for the Dropouts from the BSc Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| title_sort | study of the factors responsible for the dropouts from the bsc programme of indira gandhi national open university |
| topic | dropouts withdrawal Open and Distance learning interventions retention support system |
| url | http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/291 |
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