Login

Publications  •  Project Statistics

Glossary  •  Schools  •  Disciplines
People Search: 
   
Title/Abstract Search: 

Dissertation Information for Margaret Gunderson

NAME:
- Margaret Gunderson

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Education

SCHOOL:
- University of Missouri (USA) (1996)

ADVISORS:
- None

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected

Title: The relationship of distance education: Instructional designer perceptions, faculty innovation concerns, and satisfaction with consulting relationships

Abstract: As demands for distance education and independent study increase, attention focuses on the importance of course design. Often the course design process involves an instructional designer who works with a faculty member, helping to ensure that the final product is appropriate for distance education. The ability to identify faculty concerns about distance education can impact the course development process. The difference between instructional designers' perceptions of faculty concerns--and faculty members' expressed concerns--has implications for distance education designers. This study explored how congruent instructional designers' perceptions of faculty concerns about distance education were with the faculty members' reported concerns. Additionally, it examined if the instructional designers' ability to perceive faculty concerns was related to faculty members' satisfaction with designers' effectiveness.

The results of this dissertation study represent a snapshot of the relationship between instructional designers and faculty during course development in American independent study programs. There was not a significant correlation between instructional designers' perceptions of faculty concerns about independent study course development and the concerns reported by the faculty. Additionally, there was not a significant correlation between instructional designers' accuracy in predicting faculty concerns and the degree to which the faculty experienced satisfaction with designer effectiveness.

MPACT Scores for Margaret Gunderson

A = 0
C = 1
A+C = 1
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2010-03-28 20:18:42

Advisors and Advisees Graph