摘要：Open and distance education, unlike the traditional style of education, does not have to come to the
campus, courses are processed in a completely virtual environment through the computer, live and interactive is the
name of the training that the participant can watch them again and again at any time. Open and distance education in
this aspect; Student Centre is an ideal educational model for people who cannot benefit from traditional education,
providing equal opportunities, providing education opportunities for physically disabled students, eliminating
geographical and regional barriers. Besides, it is a modern and innovative education model that ensures the
continuation of the education of the people working in their businesses. Career compliance is a process that starts
from preparation for the profession and starts from employment, progress in career and ending a career. Career
compliance reflects an individual’s capacity to cope with potential changes that may arise in the present and future
business life. Besides, employees’ level of coping with new job responsibilities, unexpected career changes and the
ability to overcome obstacles that may arise. The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between
education satisfaction levels and career adaptability perceptions of participants taking education within open or
distance education model. The study is important in terms of developing and improving the open or distance education
model when considering that the number of people taking education within the open or distance education model in
our country is more than three and a half million today. Besides, one of the important issues in working life in
contemporary societies is the career issue and it is thought that the adaptability of employees with their occupations
has an important role in their productivity. Therefore, determining the level of educational satisfaction and career
adaptability is thought to be important. In the study, which is based on «lifelong learning theory», the quantitative
research method was preferred. To collect data, the «Distance Education Satisfaction Scale» and the «Career-related
Adoptability» scales were employed. Data collected from a sample of 527 individuals were analysed by difference,
relationship and impact tests and it was found that distance education satisfaction had a positive effect on career
adaptability.
关键词：education satisfaction; career adaptability; distance education; open education; e;learning;
