Questionnaire on Distance Education

The purpose of this survey is to collect information for a research project about the strategic development of distance education in institutions of higher education. It is aimed at those employed in higher education in different countries around the world.

  • What country do you live in?

  • What is the number of students enrolled at your institution in the current academic year:

      Undergraduate Postgraduate
    Full-time
    Part-time
    Distance education
  • Does your higher education institution have a published strategy on developing distance education?

    Yes No Don't know

  • Is this strategy an integral part of a wider strategic plan?

    Yes No Don't know

  • What priority is given by your institution to develop distance education?

    High
    Medium
    Low
    None

  • What level of resources (financial, manpower and technical) have been allocated and over what period of time, to develop distance education?



  • What percentage of annual spending is allocated to developing distance education?

    Revenue %
    Capital %
    Don't know

  • What percentage of the funds allocated is from:

    internal sources %
    external sources %

  • In what year was explicit reference first made in your institutions strategic plan to developing distance education?

    19

  • Is your institution developing distance education on:
    its own
    in collaboration with:
    a public sector institution
    a private sector institution

    Please give reasons why.



  • Would you describe your institution as:
    entrepreneurial
    cautious

    Please give your reasons why.



  • Do you see distance education as:
    a threat
    an opportunity

    Please give your reasons why.



  • Is there a distance education champion within your institution

    Yes
    No

  • If yes, what is their level of seniority?

    Directorate
    Dean
    Head
    Lecturer
    Other (please specify)

  • Please rank in order of importance the barriers in your institution to being a distance education leader.
    1 = Greatest barrier, 9 = least significant barrier.

    Culture
    Payment/reward system
    Administration
    Management
    Expertise
    Lack of investment
    Lack of commitment
    Workload
    Other (please specify)

  • How would you judge your institution's success to date in developing distance education?

    Excellent
    Above average
    Below average
    Poor
    No development

    Please give your reasons why.



  • What major success has been achieved in deveoping distance education in your institution?



  • What brought about that success?



  • Do you beleive that the public sector can compete with the private sector in developing distance education?

    Yes
    No

    Please give your reasons why.



  • Do you believe that distance education will damage the traditional 'university'?

    Yes
    No

    Please give you reasons why.



  • Within what time period do you think that more students will be enrolling on distance education courses than attending institutions of higher education in your country?

    Up to 5 years
    5 to 10 years
    11 to 20 years
    Never

  • Is distance education only really effective for mature students?

    Yes
    No

    Please give reasons why.



  • Can distance education ever be as effective as traditional higher education?

    Yes
    No

    Please give reasons why.



  • Is quality assurance a bigger issue in distance education than in face-to-face education?

    Yes
    No

    Please give reasons why.



  • Can distance education acheive rate of student success as traditional higher education?

    Yes
    No

    Please give reasons why.



  • Will distance education create an international super league of institutions, which will drive out 'inferior' institutions?

    Yes
    No

    Please give reasons why.



  • Will education become increasingly borderless in geographical terms within:

    Up to 5 years
    5 to 10 years
    11 to 20 years
    Never

    Please give reasons why.



  • What is the biggest barrier to providing a worldwide distance education programme?



  • How long will that barrier exist?

    Up to 5 years
    5 to 10 years
    11 to 20 years
    Forever

    Please give reasons why.



  • Which description best fits your work role?

    Lecturer
    Head of department/faculty
    Director
    Chief Executive
    Administrator
    Other (please specify)

  • If you would like a copy of the final results of this survey, please enter your e-mail address here.





    If you have any observations on this survey or on the topic in general, please e-mail me.

    I would be grateful if you would bring this survey to the attention of others.

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    Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions in my survey.

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    Chris Hutchinson.
    Copyright © 1999. All rights reserved.
    Revised: February 14, 1999.