Addressing the Needs of Diverse Distributed Students

Autor/inn/en	Shimoni, Rena; Barrington, Gail; Wilde, Russ; Henwood, Scott
Titel	Addressing the Needs of Diverse Distributed Students
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 14 (2013) 3, S.134-157 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Student Needs; Special Needs Students; Student Diversity; Best Practices; Online Surveys; Focus Groups; Interviews; Delivery Systems; Postsecondary Education; Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Change Strategies; Knowledge Management; Policy Analysis; Needs Assessment; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Employee Attitudes; Academic Support Services; Developmental Studies Programs; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Auslieferung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lösungsstrategie; Wissensmanagement; Politikfeldanalyse; Bedarfsermittlung; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Kanada
Abstract	Two interrelated studies were undertaken to assist Alberta post-secondary institutions with meeting challenges associated with providing services to diverse distributed students that are of similar quality to services provided to traditional classroom students. The first study identified and assessed best practices in distributed learning; the second refined the focus to students who were identified as members of diverse sub-groups. Research activities for the studies included: a comprehensive literature review of best practice in distributed service delivery; an online survey for students enrolled in distributed learning through eight colleges and technical institutes; staff and student focus groups; and interviews with students, front-line staff, senior post-secondary administrators, and representatives from provincial government and community organizations. Findings highlight impressions and experiences in relation to best practice criteria for service delivery in distributed learning, along with "best practices behind the best practices" that facilitate the adoption and improvement of distributed service delivery. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Athabasca University. 1200, 10011 - 109 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S8, Canada. Tel: 780-421-2536; Fax: 780-497-3416; e-mail: irrodl@athabascau.ca; Web site: http://www.irrodl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10