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A digital field of dreams: The social construction of distance education programs at public universities.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A digital field of dreams: The social construction of distance education programs at public universities./
Author:	Williams, Glenn H.
Description:	216 p.
Notes:	Adviser: Jenny J. Lee.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International70-04A.
Subject:	Education, Higher. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoeng/servlet/advanced?query=3352387
ISBN:	9781109092622

A digital field of dreams: The social construction of distance education programs at public universities.
Williams, Glenn H.

A digital field of dreams: The social construction of distance education programs at public universities. - 216 p.

Adviser: Jenny J. Lee.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2009.

Growth in distance education programs at public postsecondary institutions has been phenomenal. Nevertheless, not all of these institutions achieved their goals that prompted the creation of a distance education program in the first place. In an effort to understand why some programs succeed in achieving goals while others do not, past research has focused on either the technology used in delivering the program or the pedagogy used in designing course content. These studies may not have uncovered the whole story for though distance education programs may be based on technology and pedagogy they are designed and implemented within a social environment which affects the program's design and ultimate achievements. This would imply a need for a better understanding of how different social groups involved in distance education program design and implementation interact during the developmental process.

ISBN: 9781109092622Subjects--Topical Terms:

543175
Education, Higher.

A digital field of dreams: The social construction of distance education programs at public universities.
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520 $a This study sought to understand the effect of the social environment on the design of distance education program. Using Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) theory, it examined a collaborative distance education program's development from inception to implementation. The goal in investigating the social construction of this distance education program was to determine to what extent the program's final design was shaped by social forces surrounding the technology rather than the technology itself.
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