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Article Title: Minimizing Socio-Psychological Problems on Administration of Distance Education Programmes in Tertiary Institutions
by Ugwoegbu Ifeanyi

Abstract:
The study was carried out on Socio-psychological problems that are encountered in the administration of Distance education. The study was a survey. The purpose of the study was to identify how group , guidance and counseling strategies could be used to minimize socio-psychological problems on administration of distance education programmes in tertiary institutions in South East Zone of Nigeria. South East Zone of Nigeria is occupied by the Igbos and there is a concentration of tertiary institutions in the area.The population was made up of 1904 administrators and lecturers from where a sample of 1551 respondents were selected. A 21 item questionnaire constituted the instrument for the study. Mean ratings were used to analyse the two research questions while t test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for the four hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that Group study and Guidance and Counseling strategies were capable of minimizing socio-psychological problems on administrators of distance education programmes. Based on the findings, recommendations were made

Keywords: socio-psychological, strategies, administration, distance education, guidance and counseling

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