The purpose of this study was to explore non-thesis Master’s students’ perceptions and expectations of good tutors and advisors in distance education programmes. It also examined whether these perceptions and expectations are related to student characteristics including age, gender, university, programme, semester, and previous online learning experience. The current study was conducted within the framework of Transactional Distance Theory. Using a mixed methods approach, a questionnaire was administered to 143 students in four programmes in two universities in Turkey and interviews were conducted with 11 of these students. Results showed that good tutors and advisors in distance education provide a stimulating studentcentred learning environment, have a caring and individualised interaction and communication with students, and have subject expertise and basic technology skills. The results of this study will improve distance education tutors and advisors’ practices in supporting graduate students’ education and research.

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硕士生对远程教育中优秀导师和导师的看法和期望

这项研究的目的是探讨非论文硕士生对远程教育课程中优秀导师和顾问的看法和期望。它还检查了这些看法和期望是否与学生特征有关，包括年龄，性别，大学，课程，学期和以前的在线学习经验。当前的研究是在交易距离理论的框架内进行的。使用混合方法的方法，对土耳其两所大学中四个项目的143名学生进行了问卷调查，并对其中11名学生进行了访谈。结果表明，远程教育中的优秀导师和导师提供了令人兴奋的以学生为中心的学习环境，并与学生进行了关怀和个性化的互动与沟通，并具有学科专业知识和基本技术技能。这项研究的结果将改善远程教育导师和顾问在支持研究生教育和研究方面的实践。