Online Graduate Student Perceptions of Program Community

Autor/inn/en	Shepherd, Craig E.; Bolliger, Doris U.
Titel	Online Graduate Student Perceptions of Program Community
Quelle	In: Journal of Educators Online, 16 (2019) 2, (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-500X
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Sense of Community; Teacher Student Relationship; Peer Relationship; Research Universities; Rural Schools; Online Courses; Asynchronous Communication; Educational Technology; Social Networks; Masters Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Forschungseinrichtung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang
Abstract	This study investigates online graduate student perceptions of program community (i.e., feelings of trust, connection, and affiliation among students, faculty, and staff that develop and exist outside individual courses). Eighty-four graduate students in one certificate and two degree programs completed a researcher-developed survey distributed through email. The results indicated that students had a modest interest in program community, took pride in program affiliation, and incorporated affiliation as part of their personal identities. Students were interested in their peers' and professors' professional interests and felt comfortable contacting faculty members when not enrolled in their courses. The results are discussed in the context of the literature. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01