An examination of the students enrolled in the faculties of economics, business administration and open education of Anadolu University from a gender perspective

Abstract

This study aims to examine from a gender perspective the undergraduates enrolled in the Faculties of Economics, Business Administration and Open Education of Anadolu University which provides education through the method of distance education. A questionnaire with 28 questions was prepared for this purpose. The questionnaire was sent through email to all of the active students enrolled in these faculties. The study firstly provides information on the distance education system of Anadolu University and its faculties that provide education through this method, on the number of students in the faculties, and on the percentages of female and male students preferring various departments. Then, it discusses the importance of distance education for women in terms of the concept of gender, woman – man roles and gender equality. In the section of findings, 2018 questionnaires received from the students were analyzed through the SPSS software and evaluated. The assessment considered the students‟ demographic characteristics; their level of participation in the programs; their reason for preferring distance education; the time they allocate for the courses; their use of computer and the Internet; whether they, especially the women, would prefer distance education if their gender was different, and the materials they most commonly use in the distance education system. In the conclusion, the data were assessed comparatively from a gender perspective.