ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTANCE LEARNING MODE IN THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA
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Date
2017
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Assumption University, Thailand
Abstract
Distance learning education has been considered as a viable tool which not only
helps in solving the problem of shortage of teachers but also the high attrition rates that is
often associated with study leave. It was believed that distance education has the capacity to
prepare qualified teachers just as the face-to-face education mode. However, there seem to
be gaps between the objectives establishing distance education and their realization. The
obvious indicators to this fact are the unqualified teachers who cannot express themselves in
the classroom. The study explored the factors affecting the effectiveness of distance learning
mode in the preparation of teachers in Colleges of Education, Nigeria. The researcher
constructed 30 questionnaire items from the literatures relevant to the study. The
questionnaire yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.83. A total of 151 questionnaires were
administered on 38 and 113 lecturers and students of College of Education, Minna and
Mokwa study centers. All the questionnaires were completed and retrieved. The study
revealed that all the constructs constituted factors affecting the effectiveness of distance
learning mode of education in the preparation of teachers in Colleges of Education in
Nigeria. It was concluded that the nation will continue to be in dire need of adequate
qualified teachers if the factors affecting the effectiveness of the programme are not
eliminated. It was recommended among others that institutions establishing distance learning
programmes should ensure that the needed facilities for the effective running of the
programme are properly put in place. Facilities such as; technologies that will create
interactive learning environment even at a distance.