Literary Review 4

Title:

Comparing Satisfaction, Life-Stress, Coping and Academic Performance of Counseling Students in On-Campus and Distance Education Learning Environments

Citation:

Furlonger, Brett, and Emilia Gencic. "Comparing Satisfaction, Life-Stress, Coping And Academic Performance Of Counselling Students In On-Campus And Distance Education Learning Environments." Australian Journal Of Guidance And Counselling 24.1 (2014): 76-89. ERIC. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.

Author:

Brett Furlonger, Emilia Gencic

Key Words:

Life satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis

Summary:

Distance education students are confronted with a range of additional challenges as part of their tertiary study experience. A quantitative approach was used to identify the challenges they face, their relative levels of satisfaction, coping strategies, and academic performance. Two hundred and ninety-five students (64 male and 231 female) participated by completing a survey that included measures of satisfaction, stress, coping, and academic performance. All were enrolled in an Australian university and studied either on campus or in one of two distance education (DE) modes, off-campus and offshore. While there were some differences in satisfaction expressed between DE and on-campus students, there were no significant differences between the groups on measures of stress or academic performance. The differences between the three groups' use of coping strategies was less clear. Possible explanations for the differences between the groups are discussed.