This study aimed to investigate open education faculty and distance education students’ dropout reasons. By implementing the use of a case study as a qualitative research method, this study investigated why students dropped out for their distance education programs. The study group was composed of 25 students who had dropped out of distance education and open education faculty programmes. The study group was formed by using a stratified random sampling method. The research included a data collection tool based on a semi-structured interview form that was generated on the basis of interviews with experts and an evaluation of theories, models, and studies concerning dropout. The data from the interviews were analyzed through content analysis and involved distinguishing between codes, categories, and themes. This study found the following main factors as responsible for students dropping out of these programmes: students’ difficulty in paying the tuition fees, their maladjustment to the form of education offered on the Internet, their need for printed books, and technical problems encountered in examinations. Students’ lack of personal career objectives and their worries about failure were also among the most important factors that increased the possibility of dropping out. Additional reasons for dropping out included issues related to environmental circumstances and conditions as well as individual responsibilities. In conclusion, it was found that programmes and other environmental factors were influential in instances of dropout.

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开放教育学院和远程教育学生辍学的原因：以土耳其国立大学为例

本研究旨在调查开放教育学院和远程教育学生辍学的原因。通过实施案例研究作为定性研究方法，本研究调查了学生为何退出远程教育课程的原因。该研究小组由25名退出远程教育和开放教育学院课程的学生组成。研究小组是通过分层随机抽样方法组成的。该研究包括一个基于半结构化访谈形式的数据收集工具，该工具是在与专家访谈以及对理论，模型和有关辍学研究的评估的基础上生成的。来自访谈的数据通过内容分析进行了分析，涉及区分代码，类别和主题。这项研究发现以下主要因素是导致学生退出这些课程的原因：学生支付学费的困难，对互联网提供的教育形式的不适应，对印刷书籍的需求以及考试中遇到的技术问题。学生缺乏个人职业目标以及对失败的担忧也是增加辍学可能性的最重要因素。辍学的其他原因包括与环境状况和条件以及个人责任有关的问题。总之，发现程序和其他环境因素对辍学情况有影响。他们对互联网提供的教育形式的不适应，对印刷书籍的需求以及考试中遇到的技术问题。学生缺乏个人职业目标以及对失败的担忧也是增加辍学可能性的最重要因素。辍学的其他原因包括与环境状况和条件以及个人责任有关的问题。总之，发现程序和其他环境因素对辍学情况有影响。他们对互联网提供的教育形式的不适应，对印刷书籍的需求以及考试中遇到的技术问题。学生缺乏个人职业目标以及对失败的担忧也是增加辍学可能性的最重要因素。辍学的其他原因包括与环境状况和条件以及个人责任有关的问题。总之，发现程序和其他环境因素对辍学情况有影响。学生缺乏个人职业目标以及对失败的担忧也是增加辍学可能性的最重要因素。辍学的其他原因包括与环境状况和条件以及个人责任有关的问题。总之，发现程序和其他环境因素对辍学情况有影响。学生缺乏个人职业目标以及对失败的担忧也是增加辍学可能性的最重要因素。辍学的其他原因包括与环境状况和条件以及个人责任有关的问题。总之，发现程序和其他环境因素对辍学情况有影响。