https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/8949d00e903da749d6f552d1114cf6a4.pdf 49c923c3c89240c9a96fa735ec9b017c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource STUDENT’S SELF-SUSTAINABILITY IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource REGIS GUTUZA Description An account of the resource This study sought to establish the sources of student self-sustainability in Open and Distance Learning. Literature review indicated that employees with higher academic qualifications were highly remunerated and had higher prospects for promotion at their work place. (Thompson 1989 and Combs et al 1987). The descriptive survey method was used as it was considered appropriate design where student’s perceptions were sought (Neuman 2000). Questionnaires were used to collect data from a sample of eighty (80) students who were attending tutorials at Mutare Teachers’ College on 10-11 March 2007. The data presentation, analysis and interpretation were done in tabular form. The overwhelming majority of the students indicated that they were sustained by such factors as enhancement of social status, self actualization, nurturing of self-discipline, opportunity for on-the–job skills training and increasing life-long earning capacity, flexibility of the programs, among others. Consequent upon the study, student self –sustainability were career orientation, self-actualization, desire for life-long learning, delivery mode and the modular system. Among other recommendations were need for establishment of district centers, re-introduction of radio broadcasts and full package at registration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe International Journal of Open & Distance Learning Volume Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Open and Distance Learning Student sustainability Zimbabwe