Alone but Together: Adult Distance Study through Computer Conferencing.

Autor/in	Eastmond, Daniel V.
Titel	Alone but Together: Adult Distance Study through Computer Conferencing.
Quelle	(1995), (237 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-57273-030-7
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Students; Distance Education; Educational Research; Higher Education; Independent Study; Nontraditional Education; Nontraditional Students; Student Attitudes; Teleconferencing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Selbststudium; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Schülerverhalten; Telekonferenz
Abstract	This book explores the lives of a group of adult students, their rationale for pursuing an independent study degree at a distance, and their perceptions of computer conferencing. It is based on data from unstructured interviews and participant observation that were then analyzed from a symbolic interaction perspective. Chapter 1 describes the following: the emergence of nontraditional higher education, using Hawks College as an example; distance education; and the emergence of distance courses that rely on computer conferencing for instructional delivery. Chapter 2 presents a typology of distance students, describes the sample students, and presents related scholarship about distance students. Chapter 3 explores student perspectives of the "online seminar" from these angles: the context, the pedagogical structure of the computer conference, and the nature of computer conference learning. Chapter 4 describes general learning strategies students use in distance education as well as some online learning strategies. Chapter 5 examines students' views about the dynamics and polarities involved in the conference and how computer conferencing facilitates the expression and examination of these; it also reports the social relations that form in this environment. Chapter 6 examines the implications that computer network experiences have for the future. Chapter 7 presents a model for computer conference learning. Appendixes include a description of the research methodology, 144 references, and author and subject indexes. (YLB)
Anmerkungen	Hampton Press, Inc., 23 Broadway, Cresskill, NJ 07626 (clothbound: ISBN-1-57273-030-7; paperback: ISBN-1-57273-031-5).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01