Assessing student and faculty satisfaction in a master of counselling distance education paradigm
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Date
2011
Authors
Palmer, Andrea
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Lethbridge, Alta. :|bUniversity of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education,|c2011
Abstract
This project proposal designs an empirical based study to assess student and faculty
satisfaction in graduate distance education counselling programs. The proposed study
includes two satisfaction surveys and associated administrative protocols. The surveys
were developed based on the Sloan Consortium definition of satisfaction (Moore, 2002;
2005) and an extensive literature review. Student survey questions strived to uncover if
links are present between student satisfaction with: (a) student enrolment, success, and
retention; (b) faculty involvement in distance education; and (c) program development
and quality. Subsequently, faculty survey questions endeavoured to explore any links
between faculty satisfaction and: (a) faculty involvement and retention, (b) student
success and satisfaction, and (c) program development and quality. This proposal also
includes: (a) a methodology flow chart, (b) application for ethical review of human
research, and (c) a project invitation letter and participant consent form. Finally,
information from this proposal may be invaluable to administrators that create and host
these programs; illuminating considerations for facilitating program policy, course
design, and student and faculty selection and retention. Thus, this proposal has
significant value for many educationally vested parties.
Description
xii, 148 leaves ; 29 cm
Keywords
Distance education -- Alberta -- Evaluation , Distance education students -- Alberta , Distance education -- Study and teaching , Distance education -- Computer assisted instruction -- Evaluation , Blended learning , Education, Higher -- Computer-assisted instruction