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ERIC Number: EJ1237835
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2472-5749
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Faculty Perspectives on Online Learning: The Instructor's Role in Creating Community
Berry, Sharla
Online Learning, v23 n4 p181-191 Dec 2019
In this qualitative case study, the researcher followed up on a previous study on community in an online program. Focusing on faculty perspectives, findings suggest that while online students' sense of community was influenced by their interactions in class, in study groups, and at in-person social events, online faculty saw their role in cultivating community as limited to the classroom. Professional and personal obligations as well as the academic reward structure limited faculty engagement in the online community. Findings have implications for developing distance programs that support both student and faculty needs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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