Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to analyze the undergraduate and associate students enrolled in Anadolu University Faculties of Business Administration, Economics and Open Education, which are providing education through the distance education systems, in terms of gender. For this purpose, a survey consisting of 28 questions was prepared. This survey has been sent to all active students enrolled in these faculties by e-mail. Primarily, the following issues are mentioned in the study; information on distance education system of Anadolu University and faculties providing education through this method, number of students in faculties, the rates of the preferred departments in terms of man and woman. Thereafter, the importance of the distance education for women is mentioned in terms of gender notion, man-woman roles and gender equality. At the findings stage, 1651 surveys received from students have been assessed by being analyzed in SPSS program. The followings have been taken into consideration in the assessment; demographic characteristics of students, participation rate in programs, reasons for preference of the distance education, time allocated for their courses, computer and internet utilization, whether they prefer the distance education in case of different gender especially in terms of woman, the materials from which they benefit at the utmost in the distance education system, and finally the data have been assessed comparatively in terms of gender.

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