DISTANCE EDUCATION EFFECTIVENESS AND BARRIERS IN DEVELOPING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: MEDIATION OF INNOVATIVENESS

IF 1.9 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.17718/tojde.1182768

Siti Haslina Md Harizan

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Abstract

The objectives of this study are to investigate the effectiveness of distance education in fostering a positive attitude towards sustainability, examine the effects of barriers to sustainability in distance education in terms of the attitude towards sustainability and investigate the mediating effect of innovativeness in the aforesaid relationship. Online survey questionnaires were used to collect data from 663 final-year students enrolled in courses offered through distance education mode at selected universities in Malaysia. The data analysis was based on the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach. This study attests that distance education is effective in nurturing a positive attitude towards sustainability through the mediation of innovation. Although the barriers related to distance education seemed to pose an inverse effect on the attitude towards sustainability, it did not seem to have any significant effect on innovativeness. Future research may investigate the further applicability of this study’s model in various contexts related to the role of distance education in achieving the goals of the sustainable development agenda.

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远程教育在培养对可持续发展的积极态度方面的有效性和障碍:创新的中介作用

本研究旨在探讨远程教育在培养积极的可持续性态度上的效果，探讨远程教育中可持续性障碍对可持续性态度的影响，并探讨创新在上述关系中的中介作用。在线调查问卷收集了663名在马来西亚选定的大学通过远程教育模式注册课程的最后一年级学生的数据。数据分析基于偏最小二乘结构方程建模(PLS-SEM)方法。本研究证明，透过创新的中介，远距教育能有效地培养学生对永续发展的正面态度。虽然与远程教育有关的障碍似乎对对可持续性的态度产生相反的影响，但它似乎对创新性没有任何重大影响。未来的研究可能会进一步探讨本研究模型在与远程教育在实现可持续发展议程目标中的作用有关的各种背景下的适用性。

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Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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3.80

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审稿时长

8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education (TOJDE) is a peer-reviewed quarterly e-journal. International in scope, this scholarly e-journal publishes refereed articles focusing on the issues and challenges of providing theory, research and information services to global learners in any kind of distance education or open learning applications. TOJDE will particularly strive to meet the continuing education needs of practitioners and educators by providing a forum for the discussion of extended learning strategies, policies and practices, and trends in information technology as they impact the delivery of student support services for distance learners and faculties.