Interaction Gaps in PhD Education and ICT as a Way Forward: Results from a Study in Sweden

Autor/inn/en	Aghaee, Naghmeh; Jobe, William Byron; Karunaratne, Thashmee; Smedberg, Åsa; Hansson, Henrik; Tedre, Matti
Titel	Interaction Gaps in PhD Education and ICT as a Way Forward: Results from a Study in Sweden
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17 (2016) 3, S.360-383 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Information Technology; Foreign Countries; Doctoral Programs; Online Surveys; Questionnaires; Doctoral Degrees; Graduate Students; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Distance Education; Cooperative Learning; Synchronous Communication; Asynchronous Communication; Peer Relationship; Higher Education; Test Items; Questioning Techniques; Correlation; Access to Information; Electronic Learning; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Ausland; Doktorandenprogramm; Fragebogen; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Kooperatives Lernen; Peer-Beziehungen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Test content; Testaufgabe; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Korrelation; Schülerverhalten; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Schweden
Abstract	Many research studies have highlighted the low completion rate and slow progress in PhD education. Universities strive to improve throughput and quality in their PhD education programs. In this study, the perceived problems of PhD education are investigated from PhD students' points of view, and how an Information and Communication Technology Support System (ICTSS) may alleviate these problems. Data were collected through an online open questionnaire sent to the PhD students at the Department of (the institution's name has been removed during the double-blind review) with a 59% response rate. The results revealed a number of problems in the PhD education and highlighted how online technology can support PhD education and facilitate interaction and communication, affect the PhD students' satisfaction, and have positive impacts on PhD students' stress. A system was prototyped, in order to facilitate different types of online interaction through accessing a set of online and structured resources and specific communication channels. Although the number of informants was not large, the result of the study provided some rudimentary ideas that refer to interaction problems and how an online ICTSS may facilitate PhD education by providing distance and collaborative learning, and PhD students' self-managed communication. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01