Perceived Barriers to Persistence Related to Coping Strategies for Undergraduate Nontraditional Learners

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.33915/etd.4724 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

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Justin Griffith ◽

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Higher Learning ◽

Perceived Barriers ◽

Nontraditional Learners ◽

Female Population ◽

Barriers To Education ◽

Program Of Study ◽

Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽

Internal Barriers ◽

And Coping

Nontraditional learners experience a variety of barriers to degree completion. These barriers affect graduation rates and the time it takes to graduate. The method(s) in which the adult learner deals with each barrier will determine if they persist through their program of study or fail to graduate. This study took place at a collaborative campus involving six institutions of higher learning with both a male and female population. Investigation determined, and subsequently reported, internal and external barriers to education persistence for current nontraditional undergraduate learners enrolled in a variety of majors. The investigation then determined and reported coping strategies each learner employed. Relationships between the perceived persistence barriers and the coping strategies were then measured. The results revealed that perceived barriers affected learners to different degrees. Internal barriers overall affected adult learners more than external barriers. The results also revealed both common and uncommon coping strategies. There were both strong and weak relationships between perceived persistence barriers and coping strategies, and the relationships varied across barriers.

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E-Learners’ Challenges and Coping Strategies in Interactive and Collaborative e-Learning in Kenya

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v8i11.5004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

Rachael Njeri Kibuku ◽

Daniel Orwa Ochieng ◽

Agnes Nduku Wausi

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Higher Learning ◽

Learning Technology ◽

Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽

Information And Communication ◽

E Learning ◽

Learning Platforms ◽

And Mathematics ◽

And Coping ◽

Depth Interviews

Some universities in Kenya have taken up e-learning to flexibly deliver learning and bridge the educational access gap. Despite the benefits that e-learning offers to the e-learners, there are challenges that they must cope with. The aim of this paper is to present the challenges that emerged from a research that was undertaken in two Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs). It also presents the coping strategies that e-learners used to overcome the challenges. The research used the constructivist version of Grounded Theory (GT) methodology. It used in-depth interviews and participant observations to gather data from the e-learners, e-tutors, e-learning managers and e-learning platforms. Therefore, the research yielded qualitative data which was analyzed using Atlas.ti software. Data was analyzed thematically to establish the patterns of challenges and the equivalent coping strategies. The results are presented using the Gioia technique and the discussion used the vignettes technique from participants in order to preserve their voice. The challenges that emerged relate to: e-content, coursework, internet access, e-learning technology, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills and training, interaction and collaboration, personal issues, teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses and the tutorials. Recommendations on how to tackle these challenges have also been suggested. An understanding of these challenges is important to the e-learning players so that they can adopt interventions to mitigate them and hence improve interaction and collaboration. The results presented in this paper are part of the larger research whose main objective was to develop an e-learning theory for interaction and collaboration.

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Future Plans of Urban Youth: Influences, Perceived Barriers, and Coping Strategies

Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/0894845309358999 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 655-676 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Kimberly A. S. Howard ◽

Stephanie L. Budge ◽

Belinda Gutierrez ◽

Amy D. Owen ◽

Nicholas Lemke ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Urban Youth ◽

Perceived Barriers ◽

And Coping ◽

Future Plans

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The Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS) Scale

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000350 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (5) ◽

pp. 352-360 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Silvia Bonino ◽

Federica Graziano ◽

Martina Borghi ◽

Davide Marengo ◽

Giorgia Molinengo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Rasch Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

And Coping

Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.

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