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Students' adoption of distance education environments: An action research of a Non-theis masters' program

Muhammet BERİGEL
Hasan KARAL
Pages
135–145
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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The results suggestthat organizational structure and the technologies used are the main factors in assistingstudents to adopt distance education and reducing the adoption period.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this research is to examine the factors in students‘ adoption of a distanceeducation environment.
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Key Findings & Data:The study included 132 students enrolled in Educational Administration,Controlling, Planning, and Economics non-thesis Master‘s program.
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The purpose of this research is to examine the factors in students‘ adoption of a distanceeducation environment. An action research model was used for this study. The researcherwas the system administrator of the learning management system. The action researchmethodology was used to profile student‘s adaption process. The findings are obtainedfrom the researchers‘ observations and data collected from the learning managementsystem. The study included 132 students enrolled in Educational Administration,Controlling, Planning, and Economics non-thesis Master‘s program. The results suggestthat organizational structure and the technologies used are the main factors in assistingstudents to adopt distance education and reducing the adoption period.

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BERİGEL, M., KARAL, H. (2022). Students' adoption of distance education environments: An action research of a Non-theis masters' program. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 2suppl, 135–145. https://ajindex.com/articles/431059

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