Perception Differences About Participating in Distance Education

Methods

Faculty (distance education participators and non-participators) and administrators at a research extensive, state-related university were surveyed about (1) faculty use of technology in teaching, (2) motivating and inhibiting factors for participating in distance education, and (3) understanding of policies on distance education. This paper presents a factor analysis of the 46 motivating and inhibiting factors for distance education participation and an analysis of interaction between responses and level of participation in distance education, gender, age, faculty rank and tenure status.