1. UKM Learning and Research Repository
  2. Journal Article / Artikel Jurnal
  3. Journal Content Pages/ Kandungan Halaman Jurnal
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/578383
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorHussain N
dc.contributor.authorMirza A
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T03:01:04Z-
dc.date.available2023-11-06T03:01:04Z-
dc.date.issued2016-03
dc.identifier.issn0128-7702
dc.identifier.otherukmvital:85755
dc.identifier.urihttps://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/578383-
dc.descriptionAlthough the number of programmes offered by distance education has increased significantly and gained global importance, research shows that there is a resistance towards distance degree holders and many employers are sceptical at the time of appointing such employees as the quality of outcome is questioned. This cold war has gone to the extent that especially the teachers earning degrees through distance are sometimes considered as second class in merit at the time of their appointment in public and private educational institutions. This paper reports on the findings of a qualitative case study research that investigated and explored the support given by employers to teachers during their study period through distance education and the perceptions of the employers towards the worth of distance education degrees. Two universities offering distance education in Pakistan and India were taken as units for investigation. Two semi-structured interview protocols were developed to collect data through three focus group interviews and five individual interviews of teachers and employers, respectively. Stufflebeam’s (1983) CIPP evaluation model was adapted to analyse the data and important findings showed that the perceptions of the participants from both countries regarding the support and worth of distance degrees varied from employer to employer tilting more towards conventional degrees.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversiti Putra Malaysia Press
dc.relation.haspartPertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities
dc.relation.urihttp://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/regular_issues.php?jtype=3&journal=JSSH-24-1-3
dc.rightsUPM
dc.subjectConventional degrees
dc.subjectDistance degrees
dc.subjectEmployer perceptions
dc.subjectTeacher perceptions
dc.subjectValue of distance degrees
dc.titlePreference of conventional degrees by educational institutions: two cases from Pakistan and India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.format.volume24
dc.format.pages429-446
dc.format.issue1
Appears in Collections:Journal Content Pages/ Kandungan Halaman Jurnal

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
ukmvital_85755+Source01+Source010.PDF312.78 kBAdobe PDFThumbnail
View/Open
Show simple item record Recommend this item


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.