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EJ965065 - Survey of Barriers Affecting the Use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) among Distance Learners: A Case Study of Nigeria

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ERIC #:	EJ965065
Title:	Survey of Barriers Affecting the Use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) among Distance Learners: A Case Study of Nigeria
Authors:	Ofulue, Christine I.
Descriptors:	Foreign Countries; Computer Literacy; Distance Education; Barriers; Printed Materials; Educational Development; Program Implementation; Comparative Education; International Education; Open Universities; Schools of Education; Developing Nations; Information Technology; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Uses in Education; Handheld Devices; Technology Integration; Educational Technology; College Instruction; College Students; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Educational Policy; Student Surveys; Correspondence Study; Educational Radio; Educational Television; Access to Education; Access to Computers; Disadvantaged; Technology Planning; Telecommunications; Videoconferencing; Internet
Source:	Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, v12 n3 p142-154 Jul 2011
More Info: Help Peer Reviewed:	Yes
Publisher:	Anadolu University. Office of the Rector, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey. Tel: +90-222-335-34-53; Fax: +90-222-335-34-86; e-mail: rektor@anadolu.edu.tr; e-mail: TOJDE@anadolu.edu.tr; Web site: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/
Publication Date:	2011-07-00
Pages:	13
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Abstract:	The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to bridge the communication gap between teacher and learner has been identified as a major characteristic of Open and Distance Learning (ODL). In many developing counties, including Nigeria, several barriers prevent OD learners from maximising the potentials of ICTs to enhance their learning. This study seeks to identify these barriers and consequently, strategies to overcome them within the Nigerian context. Subjects of the research are OD learners in three selected distance learning institutions in Nigeria. Responses from administered questionnaires and interviews constitute the data, which were analysed using appropriate statistical instruments. The findings of this study which form part of an ongoing regional research on the use of ICTs by distance learners, show that: (1) much of ODL instructional delivery is still primarily print based; (2) there is some significant progress has been made especially with regard to encouraging the use of some non traditional ICTs through ODL; and (3) although Nigeria has embarked on implementing computer literacy at all levels, the issue of affordability, bandwidth, and infrastructural facilities like constant electricity remain barriers. However, the data that most can afford mobile phones thus providing a unique opportunity to maximize them as support tools for learning. (Contains 10 tables.)
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Reference Count:	13

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Identifiers:	Nigeria
Record Type:	Journal
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ISSN:	ISSN-1302-6488
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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