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ERIC Number: EJ639484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0158-7919
Facilitating Cross-Cultural Online Discussion Groups: Implications for Practice.
Williams, Saundra Wall; Watkins, Karen; Daley, Barbara; Courtenay, Bradley; Davis, Mike; Dymock, Darryl
Distance Education, v22 n1 p151-67 2001
Discusses research that examined the issues and challenges experienced by facilitators in cross-cultural group discussions in a Web conferencing program, using action research methods of data collection and analysis. Considers questioning, participation, interpersonal and group dynamics, facilitator expectations, and student expectations. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Cross Cultural Training, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication, Multicultural Education, Online Courses, Questioning Techniques, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Telecommunications, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Facilitators; Student Expectations