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Online Graduate Students’ Sense Of Community To Their Higher Learning Institution: A Mixed Methods Study, Shannon Renee Skelcher
Online Graduate Students’ Sense Of Community To Their Higher Learning Institution: A Mixed Methods Study, Shannon Renee Skelcher
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Establishing a sense of community is important for student success in online environments. However, how online graduate students experience a sense of community to the higher learning institution providing their courses or degree is an area not fully explored. This study investigated how graduate students in a completely online program perceived their sense of community to their institution. Further, this research examined how the institution supported or could better support its students through services and/or aid to develop a greater sense of connection and belonging among its online learners. A mixed methods approach was utilized, gathering quantitative data using the …