Wednesday, October 17
4:15-4:45 PM
PDT
Las Vegas Ballroom 2

The effects of lifelong learning attitudes on distance education in Japan

Full Paper ID: 53396
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    James Goddard
    Kitasato University

Abstract: Online distance education/e-learning has been the most rapidly growing sector of higher education in most industrialized countries, especially among adult learners. Meanwhile in Japan, e-learning has been static or shrinking since 2005. In the literature, factors have been identified that influence the demand for e-learning in other countries and some of those factors are compared to the Japanese context. In Japan, the literature recognizes logistical matters and perceptions seen to be negatively affecting the attractiveness and success of e-learning at all levels. In the case of adult learners, continued education/lifelong learning itself has been raised as a key issue as it has been asserted that a lack of perceived career reward has served to dampen demand for advanced degrees. The issue of to what extent career rewards for lifelong learning serve as a motivation for adult distance learners in Japan is the focus of this proposed study. This paper will review the literature and identity lifelong learning factors that are thought to be the major factor depressing demand for distance education/e-learning. Lack of rewards for the lifelong learning of adult learners seems to have the greatest influence.

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