Prediction of Participation of Undergraduate University Students in a Music and Dance Master’s Degree Program
Bebetsos, Evangelos;
international journal of instruction2015Vol. 8pp. 165-176
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Abstract
The aim of the study was the investigation of students’ attitudes and intention
towards their possible participation in a graduate Music and Dance Distance
Learning Master’s Degree Program. The sample consisted of consisted of 229
undergraduate University students, between the ages of 20 to 63 yrs. of age
(M=34.24, SD=10.70). More specifically, 134 were students of the Hellenic Open
University and 95 were students of the School of Physical Education and Sport
Science, of the Democritus University of Thrace. The sample completed the
version the “Planned Behavior Theory” questionnaire. Results revealed
differences among students of both Universities, between experienced and less
experienced ones, and also among age groups. On the contrary, no sex differences
in any of the questionnaire’s factors were indicated. In conclusion, the findings of
this research allow a better understanding of the distance education process, which
explains the attitudes and intention(s) of students’ participation, and the factors that
might influence theirparticular participation.