The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.
Showing 1-4 of 104 pages in this dissertation.

PDF Version Also Available for Download.

Description

The purpose of this study was to identify the status and challenges of online distance education programs in post-secondary institutions in Ghana. This study was a replication of a similar study conducted in Kenya in 2009, at the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University. This present study was conducted with an online survey using Google survey assessment. The survey requested responses from six post-secondary institutions in Ghana. Out of a total of 450 projected student responses, 309 responses were received with a 69% participation rate. A total of 14 responses were received for instructors out of a projected 30 resulting … continued below

Physical Description

viii, 95 pages

Creation Information

Adjabeng, Stanley May 2017.

Context

This dissertation is part of the collection entitled: UNT Theses and Dissertations and was provided by the UNT Libraries to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 174 times. More information about this dissertation can be viewed below.

Who

People and organizations associated with either the creation of this dissertation or its content.

Author

Chair

Committee Members

Publisher

Rights Holder

For guidance see Citations, Rights, Re-Use.

  • Adjabeng, Stanley

Provided By

UNT Libraries

The UNT Libraries serve the university and community by providing access to physical and online collections, fostering information literacy, supporting academic research, and much, much more.

About | Browse this Partner

Contact Us

Corrections Questions

What

Descriptive information to help identify this dissertation. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Digital Library.

Degree Information

Description

The purpose of this study was to identify the status and challenges of online distance education programs in post-secondary institutions in Ghana. This study was a replication of a similar study conducted in Kenya in 2009, at the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University. This present study was conducted with an online survey using Google survey assessment. The survey requested responses from six post-secondary institutions in Ghana. Out of a total of 450 projected student responses, 309 responses were received with a 69% participation rate. A total of 14 responses were received for instructors out of a projected 30 resulting in 47% participation rate. And for administrators, 8 responses were received out of a projected 12 resulting in a 67% participation rate. Overall the study revealed that Ghana post-secondary institutions have established and incorporated online distance education into their programs, offering both online and blended courses. Some of these institutions established regional centers across the country and incorporated foreign instructors into their programs. The survey also revealed that students were satisfied with the overall online distance education program in their institutions which included the level of instruction, feedback and evaluation. However, there were still challenges revealed from the study that included the high cost of education, frequent power outages, school stoppages as a result of instructor strikes and the need to restructure courses to include projects.

Physical Description

viii, 95 pages

Language

Item Type

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this dissertation in the Digital Library or other systems.

Collections

This dissertation is part of the following collection of related materials.

UNT Theses and Dissertations

Theses and dissertations represent a wealth of scholarly and artistic content created by masters and doctoral students in the degree-seeking process. Some ETDs in this collection are restricted to use by the UNT community.

About | Browse this Collection

What responsibilities do I have when using this dissertation?

Digital Files

When

Dates and time periods associated with this dissertation.

Creation Date

  • May 2017

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • July 12, 2017, 3:17 a.m.

Description Last Updated

  • March 22, 2023, 1:50 p.m.

Usage Statistics

When was this dissertation last used?

Yesterday: 0
Past 30 days: 0
Total Uses: 174
More Statistics

Where

Geographical information about where this dissertation originated or about its content.

Place Name

Publication Place

Map Information

  • map marker Place Name coordinates. (May be approximate.)
  • Repositioning map may be required for optimal printing.

Mapped Locations

Interact With This Dissertation

Here are some suggestions for what to do next.

Start Reading

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.
Thumbnail image of item number 3 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.
Thumbnail image of item number 4 in: 'The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana'.

PDF Version Also Available for Download.

Citations, Rights, Re-Use

International Image Interoperability Framework

IIF Logo

We support the IIIF Presentation API

Links for Robots

Helpful links in machine-readable formats.

Archival Resource Key (ARK)

International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Metadata Formats

Images

URLs

Stats

Adjabeng, Stanley. The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana, dissertation, May 2017; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc984234/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

Back to Top of Screen