Journals / Trakya Eğitim Dergisi / 2019 / Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 2

Higher Education Students’ Perception of Transactional Distance and Their Tendencies toward Lifelong Learning

Yükseköğretim Öğrencilerinin Transaksiyonel Uzaklık Algısı ve Yaşam Boyu Öğrenme Eğilimleri

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302–325
Publication Date
2019-05-31
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In the light of the results, distance learning and lifelong learning functions of the nonformal higher education were discussed and related outcomes were evaluated in terms of formal and nonformal higher education.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to investigate university students’ perceptions of transactional distance in the framework of their lifelong learning tendencies, who continue their non-formal tertiary education through open education faculties.
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Key Findings & Data:Dialogue and autonomy dimensions of Moore's (1993) Transactional Distance Theory and dimensions of motivation, self-determination for learning, curiosity and self-regulation for learning in Coşkun and Demirel's (2012) lifelong learning tendency scale were used in constructing the questions in the interview form.
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Conclusion & Impact:In the light of the results, distance learning and lifelong learning functions of the nonformal higher education were discussed and related outcomes were evaluated in terms of formal and nonformal higher education.
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📍Scope:2012 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Açıköğretim · betimsel analiz · örgün ve yaygın yükseköğretim

Abstract

This study aims to investigate university students’ perceptions of transactional distance in the framework of their lifelong learning tendencies, who continue their non-formal tertiary education through open education faculties. As a type of qualitative research design, a purposeful sampling method was used to determine the sample of the study. Within this scope, the sample constitutes the students who were enrolled in an open education program and were studying at Sakarya University Faculty of Education. A semi-structured questionnaire developed by researchers was used to collect the data. Dialogue and autonomy dimensions of Moore's (1993) Transactional Distance Theory and dimensions of motivation, self-determination for learning, curiosity and self-regulation for learning in Coşkun and Demirel's (2012) lifelong learning tendency scale were used in constructing the questions in the interview form. The data were analyzed through descriptive analysis and revealed the participants' perceptions of transactional distance regarding common tertiary education and their tendency to lifelong learning. When the relation of transactional distance perception with lifelong learning tendency is examined, it is seen that there are positive, negative and neutral expressions. In the light of the results, distance learning and lifelong learning functions of the nonformal higher education were discussed and related outcomes were evaluated in terms of formal and nonformal higher education.

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Bu çalışmada, açıköğretim fakülteleri aracılığıyla yaygın yükseköğretime devam eden öğrencilerin uzaklık algılarının yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri çerçevesinde ele alınması amaçlanmaktadır. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerine uygun olarak desenlenen araştırmanın çalışma grubunun belirlenmesi için amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi izlenmiştir. Bu kapsamda çalışma grubu, Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesinde öğrenim görmekte olan ve bir açıköğretim programına kayıtlı olan öğrencilerden oluşmaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış bir anket formu kullanılmıştır. Görüşme formundaki soruların oluşturulmasında Moore’un (1993) transaksiyonel uzaklık kuramının yapı, diyalog ve özerklik boyutları ile Coşkun ve Demirel’in (2012) yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri ölçeğinin motivasyon, kararlılık, merak ve öğrenmeyi düzenleme boyutlarından faydalanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde betimsel analiz kullanılmıştır. Bu kapsamda, katılımcılardan elde edilen veriler incelenmiş ve böylece katılımcıların yaygın yükseköğretime ilişkin uzaklık algısı ile yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimlerine yönelik görüşleri doğrudan alıntılar yapılarak ortaya konmuştur. Transaksiyonel uzaklık algısının yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimi ile ilgisi incelendiğinde olumlu, olumsuz ve nötr ifadelerin olduğu görülmektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlar ışığında, yaygın yükseköğretimin uzaktan eğitim ve yaşam boyu öğrenme işlevleri tartışılmış; ilgili sonuçlar, yaygın ve örgün yükseköğretim açısından değerlendirilmiştir.

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HAMUTOĞLU, N. B., SEZEN-GÜLTEKİN, G., SAVAŞÇI, M., BAĞCI, M. (2019). Higher Education Students’ Perception of Transactional Distance and Their Tendencies toward Lifelong Learning. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 2, 302–325. https://ajindex.com/articles/248970

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