Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10061
Title: Academic Advising and Student Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Authors: Arhin, Vera
Wang'eri, Tabitha
Kigen, Edward
Keywords: Academic advising
retention
distance learning
student
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Journal of Educational and Social Research
Abstract: This research investigated the impact of academic advising on student retention in distance learning at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Explanatory sequential mixed methods design was adopted for the study. The multistage sampling technique was used to sample 727 student participants from a sampling frame of 8731. Four academic advisors and three counsellors at the College of Distance were purposively selected for the study. Further, 16 students who had dropped out from the college were sampled using the snowball sampling technique. A researcher-self constructed questionnaire and a semi-structured interview guide were used to collect data. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Analyses of qualitative data were done using Merriam analytical coding process. At an alpha level of .05 academic advising made a non-significant contribution to prediction (p = .10) which implies that academic advising is not a significant predictor of student retention in distance learning. The study concluded by recommending that academic advisory services should be provided in a practical manner to address the specific needs of students at the College of Distance Education of the University of Cape Coast.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10061
ISSN: 2240-0524
Appears in Collections:Department of Education



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