Open and Distance Learning for Sustainable Development

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T a b le 5 s h o w s th e r a t in g b y r e s p o n d en ts o f th e s taffin g f o r O D L te a c h e r
p r o gr a m me in terms o f f r e q u en c y and percen ta ge s .
R e s e a r c h Q u e s t io n ( c ) : H o w a d e q u a t e a r e t h e q u a n t ity a n d q u a l ity o f
r e s o u r c e s ( h u ma n a n d ma t e r ia ls) in u s e i n O D L t e a c h e r p r e p a r a t io n ?
O n th e a d e q u a c y o f s taff f o r O D L p r o gr a m me, T a b le 5 s h o w s th a t w h i le
5 5 % o f U n i la g r e s p o n d en ts s a id a d eq u a te n u mb e r s o f s ta f f a r e a v a i lab le,
o n l y 3 0 % o f th e U . I . r e s p o n d e n ts s h a r e d s a m e v iew b u t those o f
U n iA b u j a s a id th e r e i s g r o s s in a d e q u a c y o f te a c h in g s t a f f a s d e p ic t e d b y
6 5 % o f th e m w i th n e g a t ive r a t in g o f i tem 5 in T a b le 5 . T a b le 5 s h o w s
th a t th e q u a l i t y o f s t a f f is lo w a s d e p ic ted b y th e h i gh n e ga t i v e r a t in gs
o f i t e m 1 o f 6 5 a n d 5 5 % r e s p e c t ively o f r e s p o n d en ts f r o m U n i l a g a n d U I
w h i le 5 5 % o f r e s p o n d e n ts in U n iA b u ja w e r e u n d e c id e d . A lso in T a b l e 5 ,
2 0 , 2 0 a n d 4 0 % o f t h e r e s p o n d en ts f r o m U n i l a g, U . I. a n d U n iA b u ja
r e s p e c t iv e l y s t a ted th a t s o me in s tructo r s o f O D L te a c h e r p rogr a m me a r e
in c o mp e ten t. T h is p r e s u p p o s e s th a t man y c o mp e ten t in s tructo r s t e a c h
O D L p r o gr a m me s ince th e p e r c e n ta ge s a r e lo w w h en c o mpared to th o s e
th a t r a ted comp e tency of s taff lo w .
T a b le 5 f u r th e r s h o w s u n d e r i te m 3 th a t train in g p r o gr a mme f o r O D L
in s tructo r s is h a r d l y c o n d u c t e d . O n l y 2 5 a n d 1 0 % o f r e s p o n d en ts f r o m
U n i la g a n d U . I. r e s p e c t ively a gr e e d th a t p e r io d ic train ing f o r O D L
in s tructo r s d o ta k e p la c e w h i le 5 0 % o f U n iA b u j a r e s p o n d ents a t tested to
r e gu lar train in g p r o g r a m me b e in g c a r r ied o u t f o r O D L in st r u c to r s . In
T a b le 5 u n d e r i te m 4 , i t w a s o b s e r v e d th a t mo s t o f th e O D L i n s tructo r s
in U n iA b u ja a r e o n p a r t - t ime b a s is ( 6 0 % ) w h i le f e w e r n u mb e r o f p a r t -
t i m e O D L in s tructo rs i s r e c o r d e d f o r U n i l a g a n d U . I . w h e r e 2 0 a n d 2 5 %
r e s p e c t iv e l y s t a ted th a t p a r t - t i me O D L i n s t r u c to r s e x i s t. T h e a d e q u a c y
o f s t a f f in terms o f q u an t i t y a n d q u al i t y a r e n o t th e s a m e in O D L
p r o gr a m me o f th e u n i v e r s i t ies. I t s e e m s th a t th e in a d eq u a c y i s mo r e
p r o n o u n c e d in U n iA b u ja th a n th e o th e r tw o u n iv e r s i t ies.
T a b l e 6 : A p p r a i s a l of M e t h o d s o f T ea c h i n g O D L P r o g ra mme
( 6 5 %
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