Retention and progression of postgraduate business students: An Australian perspective
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Article Title | Retention and progression of postgraduate business students: An Australian perspective |
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ERA Journal ID | 20377 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Carroll, David (Author), Ng, Eric (Author) and Birch, Dawn (Author) |
Journal Title | Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning |
Journal Citation | 24 (3), pp. 197-209 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0268-0513 |
1469-9958 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g915022681 |
Abstract | This paper presents the findings of an exploratory case study which investigated factors affecting the retention and progression of postgraduate business students at a major Australian distance education university. The majority of prior research addressing student retention focuses on undergraduate on-campus students, while this research investigated the postgraduate distance education context. The findings of this research indicate that a range of factors, in many cases different to those identified in the student retention literature, impact upon retention and progression in this context. This paper concludes with implications for distance education providers and recommendations for further research. |
Keywords | retention; progression; distance education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Graduate Careers, Australia |
School of Management and Marketing |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z167/retention-and-progression-of-postgraduate-business-students-an-australian-perspective
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