| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 214 pages) |
| Series |
Issues in distance education series |
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Issues in distance education series.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I Theoretical Foundations and Design. 1. The Case for an Online Professional Doctorate ; 2. Designing the Curriculum |
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Part II Implementation. 3. Building an Online Community of Researching Professionals ; 4. Fostering Scholarly Thinking Online ; 5. Dissertations in the Online Environment ; 6. Online Mentoring |
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Part III Ensuring and Evaluating Quality. 7. Maintaining the Quality of an Online Professional Doctorate ; 8. Identifying Impact -- Further Considerations |
| Summary |
"The interest and demand for online terminal degrees across disciplines by professionals wishing to conduct research and fulfill doctoral degree requirements at a distance is only increasing. But what these programs look like, how they are implemented, and how they might be evaluated are the questions that challenge administrators and pedagogues alike. This book presents a model for a doctoral program that bridges theory, research, and practice and is offered completely or largely online. In their described program model, Kumar and Dawson enable researching professionals to build an online community of inquiry, engage in critical discourse within and across disciplines, learn from and with experts and peers, and generate new knowledge. Their program design is grounded in the theoretical and research foundations of online, adult, and doctoral education, curriculum design and community-building, implementation, and evaluation. The authors, who draw on their experience of implementing a similar program at the University of Florida, not only share data collected from students and faculty members but also reflect on lessons learned working on the program in diverse educational contexts. An important guide for program leaders who wish to develop, implement, and sustain an online professional doctorate, An Online Doctorate for Researching Professionals will also be a valuable resource for higher education professionals seeking to include e-learning components in existing on-campus doctoral programs."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Issued in print and electronic formats |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-214) |
| Notes |
Title from Athabasca University Press website ; viewed on 2019-05-06 |
| Subject |
Distance education -- Curricula
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Distance education -- Evaluation
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Research -- Study and teaching (Graduate)
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Distance education -- Evaluation
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Doctor of philosophy degree
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dawson, Kara, author
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| LC no. |
2018656207 |
| ISBN |
9781771992084 |
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1771992085 |
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1771992093 |
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9781771992091 |
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9781771992107 |
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1771992107 |
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