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A Guided Orientation Process For Online Adult Learners, Shana L. Palla
A Guided Orientation Process For Online Adult Learners, Shana L. Palla
School of Education Doctoral Projects - Higher Education
To the MS in Applied Statistics, Analytics & Data Science program at the University of Kansas, the orientation process, between accepting an offer of admission and starting the first day of classes, takes approximately 7 steps. Students to this program, typically online non-traditional working professionals, were sent an email with directions on how to complete the steps, and the students self-guided their way through the process using the email. The steps must be completed in a specific order and some steps require overnight processing before the next step can be initiated. When students were unable to complete the process on …
Parental Engagement In The Transition To College, Casey M. Henceroth
Parental Engagement In The Transition To College, Casey M. Henceroth
School of Education Doctoral Projects - Higher Education
Increased parental involvement with children in college has been attributed to rising higher education costs, an increase in technology usage and communication, a generational shift in parenting style with increased closeness and involvement at the primary and secondary education levels, and the growing number of college students whose parents attended college. Some higher education professionals are concerned this increased parental engagement has a negative impact on college student growth and maturity, while others see benefits to students from a developmental standpoint. While there has been increased scholarly attention over the previous two decades about the growing involvement of parents on …
Faculty Job Satisfaction Related To Online Course Design, April Marie Hixson
Faculty Job Satisfaction Related To Online Course Design, April Marie Hixson
School of Education Doctoral Projects - Higher Education
Online education has expanded and evolved slowly through the decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021 put online education at the forefront of teaching and learning worldwide and sped up the design and delivery of online courses. This study sought to examine faculty attitudes and opinions (amid a global pandemic) toward online course design that may affect their job satisfaction levels. Specifically, it explored factors that could inhibit or contribute to faculty job satisfaction during their engagement in online instructional design. Further, the study was designed to gain an understanding of how pedagogical and technological changes influence the degree of …