Working with Difference in Online Collaborative Groups

Autor/in	Smith, Regina O.
Titel	Working with Difference in Online Collaborative Groups
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 55 (2005) 3, S.182-199 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713605274627
Schlagwörter	Adult Learning; Group Dynamics; Cooperative Learning; Online Courses; Graduate Study; Student Development; Interpersonal Relationship; Identification (Psychology); Group Activities; Case Studies; Small Group Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Gruppendynamik; Kooperatives Lernen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Gruppenaktivität; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	This qualitative cross-case study explored the experiences that learners describe within online collaborative groups. The study context was a fully online graduate course on adult learning. The findings suggest that the small online groups demonstrated dynamics and process that are characteristic of individual growth and development and group individuation, which mirror the experiences of face-to-face groups. The results of these two developmental processes led to unsafe learning spaces and opportunities for group members to rework their sense of identity as learners and group members. Implications are presented for the use of these kinds of groups in online educational settings. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10