Zajkowski, Mary E.

Price and persistence in distance education

This article reports on a research project aimed at investigating the effect of employment and a substantially increased fee level on student persistence and attrition at one of the two major New Zealand distance learning institutions, the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. Student perceptions of fees’ importance are classified into five groups encompassing both economic and ‘education as investment’ considerations. Employer reimbursement of fees upon successful course completion was found to be a strong influential factor in student persistence.

Authors: Zajkowski, Mary E.

Corporate authors: Open University

Published: London, England, Pitman, 1997

Resource type: Article

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Subjects: Vocational education and training Finance Higher education Providers of education and training Employment Teaching and learning Skills and knowledge Students Participation Pathways Research

Keywords: Continuing vocational education and training Fees Open university Employment opportunity Distance learning Skill upgrading Student retention Student attrition Open entry Attitude

Geographic subjects: Oceania New Zealand

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