Quality Indicators of Online Programs     

Leo Hirner  Thomas Kochtanek 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(2):122-130

The continued growth of online programs in higher education has resulted in concerns about how institutions monitor the quality of their online programs. These concerns indicate a need for a process by which online programs may be evaluated and compared. They provided the impetus for this study, the goals of which were to identify quality indicators specific to community college online programs and to determine stakeholders' perceived importance of those indicators.

Categories of indicators were identified through a literature review, and these items were used to guide the development of a Delphi study to identify potential indicators. The results of the Delphi study were then used to create a three-part Stakeholder Survey designed to collect input on perceived levels of importance for each potential indicator using the magnitude estimation technique. The Stakeholder Survey was also used to validate the results of the Delphi. To refine the results of the Delphi study and Stakeholder Survey, a final survey was distributed to a group of distance learning experts, identified through their scholarly research and professional activity. The participants were asked to review the earlier results and classify each item as a factor, indicator, or other according to definitions provided.

The three research stages produced a set of potential data sources that a community college may want to pursue when assessing the effectiveness of its online programs and services. Each of the potential sources of data will be reviewed with a goal towards identifying specific indicators that may be used in developing future instruments.  相似文献   

在线健康社区的用户持续知识分享意愿研究——一个集成社会支持与承诺—信任理论的模型     

陈星  张星  肖泉 《现代情报》2019,39(11):55-68

[目的/意义] 近些年来,在线健康社区变得越来越流行。然而,较少社区能成功地维持用户并激励他们持续的分享知识。本文将社会支持理论和承诺-信任理论结合起来,构建一个集成模型来研究在线健康社区用户的持续知识分享意愿的影响因素。[方法/过程] 根据获得的475份有效调查问卷,本文使用SPSS20.0和AMOS20.0检验所提出的假设。[结果/结论] 研究发现,信息支持、情感支持对满意度和信任均有显著影响,网络支持仅对满意度有显著影响。此外,满意度和信任除了对持续知识分享意愿有直接正向影响外,还通过关系承诺的中介,有间接的作用。研究有助于深化对知识分享行为的认识以及帮助在线健康社区的管理者更好地维系用户。  相似文献   

Drug overdose and child maltreatment across the United States’ rural-urban continuum     

《Child abuse & neglect》2018

This national study of US counties (n = 2963) investigated whether county-level drug overdose mortality is associated with maltreatment report rates, and whether the relationship between overdose mortality and maltreatment reports is moderated by a county’s rural, non-metro or metro status. Data included county-level 2015 maltreatment reports from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, modeled drug-overdose mortality from the Centers for Disease Control, United States Department of Agriculture Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, US Census demographic data and crime reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. All data were linked across counties. Zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) regression was used for county-level analysis. As hypothesized, results from the ZINB model showed a significant and positive relationship between drug overdose mortality and child maltreatment report rates (χ = 101.26, p < .0001). This relationship was moderated by position on the rural-urban continuum (χ=8.76, p = .01). For metro counties, there was a 1.9% increase in maltreatment report rate for each additional increment of overdose deaths (IRR=1.019, CI=[1.010, 1.028]). For non-metro counties, the rate of increase was 1.8% higher than for metro counties (IRR=1.018, CI=[1.006, 1.030]); for rural counties, the rate of increase was 1.2% higher than for metro counties (IRR=1.012, CI=[0.999, 1.026]). Additional research is needed to determine why the relationship between drug overdose mortality and maltreatment reports is stronger in non-metro and rural communities. One potential driver requiring additional inquiry is that access to mental and physical health care and substance use treatment may be more limited outside of metropolitan counties.  相似文献   

Television fiction and online communities: an analysis of comments on social networks and forums made by female viewers     

Charo Lacalle  Núria Simelio 《Critical Studies in Media Communication》2017,34(5):449-463

This article analyzes the feeling of communities of female social viewers who watch television fiction and participate in social networks and forums dedicated to the programs. The sample is made up of 7,849 comments from 157 platforms (49 Facebook pages, 71 Twitter accounts, and 37 forums). We describe the characteristics of these communities of fans, which differ significantly from cult fandoms and are based on ICT interweaving between reception and female viewers’ daily lives. The results reveal that these active online poster and lurker communities express themselves through their emotional ties with the television series, self-reflection, and the manifestation of intimacy. Identification with the group is based on the relationship of the storylines with their own lives, with no attempts at constructing a cultural or political identity.  相似文献   

论现代中国民族歌曲中五种主要情感类型的审美功能     

胡吟久  杨君武 《湖南师范大学社会科学学报》2006,35(3):45-50

现代中国民族歌曲中五种主要情感类型的审美功能包括对社会和对个体的审美功能两个方面。现代中国民族歌曲对社会和对个体的审美功能彼此依存、相互影响，后者为前者的实现提供主观前提、奠定微观基础，前者为后者的实现预备客观条件、营造宏观环境。  相似文献   

当前高校学生社团存在的主要问题及对策研究   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

张卫华 《南昌教育学院学报》2007,22(2):35-37

近年来学生社团在高校中有了较为蓬勃的发展,但同时也存在着诸多的问题.笔者通过定位、分析当前高校学生社团中存在的主要问题,有所针对地提出了在新形势下加强和改进大学生社团工作的具体对策.  相似文献   

Development of shared vision: Lessons from a science education community collaborative     

Amy Robertson 《科学教学研究杂志》2007,44(5):681-705

This is a qualitative case study of a collaboration among multiple stakeholders in science education who came together in order to create environmental field trips and the surrounding classroom curriculum. The collaboration involves 4 major facets of science education: formal education at the elementary and university levels, informal education, and educational research. The data were collected by means of observation, semi‐structured interviews, and written document review. This study examines how shared vision developed within the collaboration, the roles the participants played in its evolution, and how this process benefited both the collaboration and each individual collaborator. Several factors significantly affected the progress towards a shared vision and a successful collaboration including time, communication, understanding others' perspectives, dedication and ownership, as well as the collaborative environment. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 44: 681–705, 2007  相似文献   

A further analysis of the ethics of representation in virtual reality: Multi-user environments     

Paul J. Ford 《Ethics and Information Technology》2001,3(2):113-121

This is a follow-up article toPhilip Brey's ``The ethics of representation andaction in Virtual Reality' (published in thisjournal in January 1999). Brey's call for moreanalysis of ethical issues of virtual reality(VR) is continued by further analyzing issuesin a specialized domain of VR – namelymulti-user environments. Several elements ofBrey's article are critiqued in order to givemore context and a framework for discussion.Issues surrounding representations ofcharacters in multi-user virtual realities aresurveyed in order to focus attention on theimportance of additional discussion andanalysis of specialized aspects of VR.  相似文献   

The emerging landscape of school-based professional learning communities in South Korean schools     

Moosung Lee  Jihyun Kim 《Asia Pacific Journal of Education》2016,36(2):266-284

Abstract

Over the last decade, school-based professional learning communities (PLCs) have emerged as a key feature of the education system in South Korea. To understand this relatively new phenomenon in the context of South Korea, we provide a review of research on school-based PLCs in South Korea and an empirical analysis of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2008 with a focus on school-based PLCs. Based on our findings from the literature review and analysis of the TALIS, we aim to provide a fuller picture of the emerging landscape of school-based PLCs in South Korean schools. In so doing, we focus on what constitutes school-based PLCs in South Korean schools and how they are similar to and/or different from their counterparts in other countries. Implications for policy, practice, and research are discussed.  相似文献   

Peer-Facilitated Learning: Students’ Experiences     

Nosisana Mkonto 《Africa Education Review》2018,15(2):16-31

This article explores first-year students’ motivation for attending peer-facilitated learning (PFL) sessions at a University of Technology, and how they benefit from it. Studies have shown better academic performance for students attending PFL sessions; however, little attention has been dedicated to questioning what else outside of subject knowledge is being disseminated during these sessions; what motivates students to attend these sessions; and what students benefit from attending these sessions. Research has revealed that the majority of first-year students experience challenges with the transition between high school and university. Consequently, first-year experience has become the focus of higher education institutions worldwide. This situation calls for an effective intervention programme such as PFL to assist first-year students with the challenges of transition. The findings of this study contrary to popular literature that highlights academic success as the focus of PFL, revealed that students demonstrate a strong inclination to soft skills and social interactions as the main motivation for attending PFL sessions. This calls for a re-evaluation on how PFL support should be organised especially for first-year students.  相似文献