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Perceptions of different generation students regarding to distance education |
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Suzi Samá Pinto, Débora Pereira Laurino, and Guilherme Lerch Lunard | ||||
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This paper aims at investigating the perception of undergraduate students enrolled in distance education (DE), considering their different generations (Baby Boomers, X and Y), as well as the particularities of DE programs (UAB and Pró-Licenciatura) they experience. The quantitative analysis performed through the application of an assessment instrument showed that in all three age groups the presence of women were higher, the Baby Boomer generation had a balanced participation between UAB and Pró-Licenciatura programs. The profile identification of students allows indicating that one of the distance education challenges is the integration of these diferente generations, once they interact they may share experiences and cope with each other, producing new ways of living together. In this sense, the organization of undergraduate DE courses needs to consider the heterogeneity of generations, especially regarding to the teaching material format and the communication means among students, tutors and professors. |
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Distance Education, Undergraduate courses, Assessment, Baby boomers, Generation X, Generation Y. |
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Pinto, S.S., Laurino, D.P., & Lunard, G.L. (2013). Percepção de graduandos de diferentes gerações em relação à educação a distância. Revista Iberoamericana de Evaluación Educativa, 6(2),
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