The purpose of this study was to assess students' perceptions of open and distance learning (ODL) as a mode of training primary school teachers at Lilongwe Teachers' College in Malawi. The ODL program had two components: an on-campus component for face-to-face learning and an off-campus component for distance learning. Both components were assessed in this study. Data were collected using both questionnaires and focus-group interviews. The findings suggest that students perceived ODL as
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