Online Teaching Theory to Practice : A Multi-Method Qualitative Study

ISBN-13: 9783639160970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 156 str.

Jennie C. De Gagne

Opis

Over the last decades, the use of educationaltechnology has exploded, changing the complexion ofadult higher education. This revolution calls for newperspectives on developing successful online learningcommunities. As they offer an emic perspective,qualitative studies of online educators are crucialto provide an efficient guidance for practice. Thisbook explores the experience of online educators ininstitutions of higher education in the UnitedStates. By integrating a qualitative meta-synthesisinto a hermeneutic phenomenological design, theauthor offers new insights and recommendations to allstakeholders, including faculty and leaders incolleges and universities. Derived from atriangulation process, her study substantiatesprevious research by filling the gaps between idealpractices and contemporary realities. Originatingfrom a study recipient of the 2009 Dissertation ofthe Year Award, this book offers itself as anintroductory guide for those who want to conductqualitative metasynthesis or multi-method qualitativestudies in education or in other disciplines.

O autorze

Dr. Jennie De Gagne serves as faculty at North Carolina Central niversity and University of Phoenix Online. She earned her Ph.D. n Education with a specialization in Education Technology Management from Northcentral University in Arizona. Her research iterests lie in theory and methods in online education with an emphasis on learner diversity.