ERIC Number: EJ938966
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 11
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The Social Dimension of Distance Learning by Interactive Television: A Qualitative Study
Zhao, Liang
Current Issues in Education, v14 n2 2011
This qualitative study examined instructors' and students' perceptions of social relationship in distance learning. Interview and observational data were collected and analyzed to generate theories. Convenient sampling was used. Factors influencing a sense of distance were analyzed. Findings revealed greater difficulty establishing a social relationship in interactive television environments than in face-to-face environments. Both instructors and students found it important to build a personal connection between them. Instructors' preference for course delivery and building rapport with students was to travel and teach at the remote sites. The study implies that faculty and administrators should seriously consider, in their decision-making, both the gains and losses of interactive television as a delivery format. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Television, Interviews, Observation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Factor Analysis, Decision Making, Sampling, Literature Reviews, College Faculty, Administrators
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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