Influence of Web-Based Distance Education on the Academic Department Chair Role

Autor/inn/en	Franklin, Kathy K.; Hart, Jan K.
Titel	Influence of Web-Based Distance Education on the Academic Department Chair Role
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 9 (2006) 1, S.213-228 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Delphi Technique; Urban Universities; Administrator Role; Distance Education; Internet; Researchers; Department Heads; Administrator Attitudes; Prediction; Web Based Instruction; Educational Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Delphi-Methode; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Researcher; Forscher; Vorhersage; Web Based Training; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine academic department chair perceptions about the future influence of web-based distance education on departmental operations and their changing role as academic leader. Using a rating, modified-policy Delphi method, the researcher worked with 22 department chairs employed at public, urban universities in the United States to develop 76 factor statements about the opportunities, pressures, changing relationships, and role of the chair. In a three-step process, the chairs reduced the 76 factors into 29 predictive statements. Furthermore, the researcher merged the predictions into six themes covering topics such as the importance of external agencies to the successful implementation of web-based education and concerns about future funding. Based on the findings, the researcher argued that the most efficient strategies to promote web-based distance education are through the efforts of the department chair due to the closer proximity of the department to external markets. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10