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Faculty attitudes toward technology -based distance education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Montgomery, Carole Jean |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Abstract | Faculty Attitudes Toward Technology-Based Distance Education At The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas by Carole Jean Montgomery Dr. Carl R. Steinhoff, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Las Vegas The purpose of this study was to survey the attitudes of the teaching faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas toward technology-based distance education, and to determine if the reported attitudes fell into the six factors of the Acclcudinal Differences Model. A survey of the teaching faculty was done in the fall of 1997, and again in the spring of 1998, resulting in a 28.7% response rate. Factor analysis extracted three uncorrelated factors (Vision, Effectiveness, Barriers) which accounted for 56% of the variance in faculty self-reported attitudes. The seven research questions guiding this study were addressed, when appropriate, in reference to these extracted attitude )rs. Faculty responding (N=188) to the survey hold a slightly positive attitude toward distance education (median score = 3.24) without regard to age, gender, number of years teaching or tenure. Membership in a particular college was significant, at .05 alpha, only with the 'Barriers' attitude |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4070&context=rtds |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
