A Qualitative Examination of Challenges Influencing Doctoral Students in an Online Doctoral Program

Autor/in	Deshpande, Anant
Titel	A Qualitative Examination of Challenges Influencing Doctoral Students in an Online Doctoral Program
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 9 (2016) 6, S.139-149 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Programs; Graduate Students; Electronic Learning; Business Administration Education; Influences; Qualitative Research; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Student Surveys; Course Organization; Resources; Interaction; Technology; Social Support Groups; Student Satisfaction; Foreign Countries; Likert Scales; United Kingdom (Liverpool) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Schülerbefragung; Course organisation; Kurskonzept; Betriebsmittel; Hilfsmittel; Interaktion; Technologie; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Ausland; Likert-Skala
Abstract	The main purpose of the study was to investigate the challenges faced by students in completion of an online doctoral program at the University of Liverpool, Online Doctoral Business Administration program. We analyse the responses of 91 doctoral students in an online DBA program. Based on the exploratory qualitative study themes were developed based on student perceptions. Various themes identified were course structure and workload, resources, absence of human interaction, technological challenges, support systems, and satisfaction with instructor and quality of instruction. Discussion, Implications and avenues for future research are presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01