Women & Distance Education: Issues and Perspectives

Abstract

In North America, where the majority of Distance Education (DE) learners are female, women face a multitude of barriers and challenges, the effects of which can result in undue stress and attrition in DE programs. Dr. Gina Wong-Wylie, Assistant Professor, Counselling Psychology/Applied Psychology, will present: issues and perspectives discussed in extant literature; poignant themes that emerged through recent qualitative research involving women in early motherhood who were concurrently engaged in distance learning; a reflection on themes and strategies associated with success in women learning virtually anywhere.