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In this study, it is aimed to examine the attitudes of distance education students towards distance education within the framework of lifelong learning. In the study, the survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The study group of the study consists of distance education students enrolled in associate degree distance education programs in the spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year at a state university. Distance Education Attitude Scale in Lifelong Learning was used as a data collection tool. 102 distance education students participated in the study. The results of the study show that students' attitudes towards distance education within the framework of lifelong learning are positive. The results of the study revealed that students' attitudes towards distance education within the framework of lifelong learning were positive. In the study, it was also examined whether there were significant differences in the attitudes of distance education students towards distance education within the framework of lifelong learning in terms of gender, age, marital status and working status. It was observed that there was only a significant difference according to age in the whole scale and in the sub-dimensions of Preference and Teaching, and these differences were in favor of students aged 23 and over.

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