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Effects of the Internet on educational research of faculty members in the U.S. and in China.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Effects of the Internet on educational research of faculty members in the U.S. and in China./
Author:	Wang, Jinbo.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 1998,
Description:	184 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 60-10, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International60-10A.
Subject:	Higher education. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9906448
ISBN:	9780599039193

Effects of the Internet on educational research of faculty members in the U.S. and in China.
Wang, Jinbo.

Effects of the Internet on educational research of faculty members in the U.S. and in China. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1998 - 184 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 60-10, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northern Illinois University, 1998.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

The first purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Internet on faculty members' educational research in higher education. The second purpose was to identify the major factors that influence faculty's utilization of the Internet in educational research, and to study the possible relationships among these factors; for example, to investigate the difference between ages, genders, ranks and countries. The third purpose was to make recommendations to educational policy makers regarding implementation of the Internet according to the findings of this study, and to help professors understand and utilize the Internet to improve their educational research. This study employed a survey approach to gather data. The total population was 570 faculty members in universities and colleges both in the United States and in China. The major findings of this study included: (1) the Internet has great effects on educational research of faculty members both in the US and in China. For instance, using the Internet can promote cooperation among colleagues in educational research, can save much time, can improve the quality of educational research, can be much faster than traditional methods, can increase the efficiency of educational research, can save much money, and can increase enjoyment and interest in conducting educational research; (2) more than 60 percent of the respondents in the US and more than 84 percent of the respondents in China were very interested or interested in taking a course or attending a workshop to learn how to use the Internet for educational research; (3) the two major uses ofthe Internet for educational research both in the US and in China were exchange of electronic mail (e-mail) and searching via the World Wide Web (WWW); (4) significant differences in Internet skills, training, interests, and attitudes existed according to age, gender, degree, years, rank, and countries; (5) most respondents both in the US and in China reported anticipating that they and others will increase their use of the Internet for educational research; and (6) major problems and disadvantages in using the Internet in educational research were identified, such as it is time-consuming, and there are searching problems. Therefore, efforts should be made both in the US and in China to reduce the main barriers and res olve the major problems and disadvantages of using the Internet in educational research.

ISBN: 9780599039193Subjects--Topical Terms:

641065
Higher education.

Effects of the Internet on educational research of faculty members in the U.S. and in China.
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