Academic Advising and Student Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorArhin, Vera
dc.contributor.authorWang'eri, Tabitha
dc.contributor.authorKigen, Edward
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-28T10:50:45Z
dc.date.available2017-12-28T10:50:45Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Educational and Social Research Vol 7 No 3 September 2017en_US
dc.identifier.issn2240-0524
dc.identifier.issn2239-978X
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/18000
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Educational and Social Researchen_US
dc.subjectAcademic advisingen_US
dc.subjectRetentionen_US
dc.subjectDistance learningen_US
dc.subjectStudenten_US
dc.titleAcademic Advising and Student Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of University of Cape Coast, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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