| Background information of Focus Groups Discussants | Strata-Colleges | ||
| Evelyn Hone College | National Institute of Public Administration | Lusaka Business & Technical College | |
| 1) Sex of the discussants |
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| Number of Males from each college | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Number of Females from each college | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Total number of discussants | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2) Highest level of education attained |
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| Number of discussants with Diplomas | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of discussants with Degrees | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Number of discussants with Masters | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Number of discussants with PhDs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total number of discussants | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 3) Position held |
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| Number of discussants who were heads of blended distance programmes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of discussants who were information technology specialist | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of discussants who were lecturers | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Total number of discussants | 4 | 4 | 5 |