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A study of distance education students choosing computer-mediated communications as a function of cultural capital: perceptions, access, and barriers revisited.
(1998-01-01)
Distance education institutions are increasingly using computer-mediated communications (CMC) to deliver undergraduate university courses. It is important that distance educators know who this mode of delivery attracts, ...
Trigger analysis in computer mediated conferencing.
(2003-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of trigger messages that initiate discussion in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) asynchronous text conferencing. A total of one thousand and twenty-eight ...
Distance Education in Alberta public colleges.
(1999-01-01)
The intent of this study was to analyse and describe the attitudes and decision making criteria utilized by senior decision makers within Alberta's public colleges and how they affect the adoption or rejection of distance ...
The lived experience of being a distance learner.
(1999-01-01)
The intent of this study is to explore purposefully the “being and becoming” a distance learner. The aim is to inquire into the meaning and significance of distance learning by asking “what?” is distance learning as ...
The Isolation Of Online Adjunct Faculty And Its Impact On Their Performance
(2011-05-11)
Using a grounded-theory, qualitative research approach, this thesis examines the experiences of 28 adjunct faculty members at Beckwith University, exploring their views on whether periodically meeting face to face with ...
Persistence of adult learners in distance education.
(2001-01-01)
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between persistence in distance education and resilience, life events, and external commitments. Previous studies in persistence in distance education have largely ...
The Relationship Between Learning Style And Student Success In A Distance Education Program
(2011-05-11)
Learning styles theory has contributed to educational research in that the various measurements of learning style provide a framework on which to create learning models that may contribute to student success for the largest ...
Gendered interactions in computer mediated conferencing: participation, purposive differences, and "list effects".
(2004-01-01)
Computer mediated conferencing (CMC) has been widely viewed as a valuable forum for providing opportunities for interaction amongst learners in a distance education setting. This interaction has been identified as a critical ...
Adaptation and application of a transcript analysis tool to analyze a computer-mediated communication (CMC) distance education course transcript.
(1999-01-01)
Traditionally, individuals engaged in correspondence course study were isolated in that they had no venue to communicate with fellow students. They used the telephone if and when they needed assistance from the instructor. ...
Valuing perspectives: a grounded theory of mentoring in a distance education environment.
(2001-01-01)
The majority of research on mentoring that has been conducted in academic, business, and health care settings involves examining supportive relationships that have been cultivated in a face-to- face environment. This thesis ...