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Student Perceptions of Online Distance Education in Undergraduate Agricultural Economic Programs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Lisa House ,
Richard Weldon  and
Allen Wysocki
Lisa House
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Richard Weldon
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Allen Wysocki
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Abstract

Undergraduate Food and Resource Economics majors and those with different majors were surveyed to determine the perceived advantages and disadvantages of distance and online education courses from a student perspective. Specific objectives included determining if students who have been exposed to more online courses are more likely to rate online education as positive or negative relative to the traditional classroom setting. In general, Food and Resource Economics majors tended to view distance and online education courses less favorably than did the others.

Keywords

distance educationonline coursesA2
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , August 2007 , pp. 275 - 284
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2007

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