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| author | Aversa, Elizabeth MacCall, Steven |
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| contents | Profiles in Retention Part 1: Design Characteristics of a Graduate Synchronous Online Program Aversa, Elizabeth MacCall, Steven Profiles Academic Persistence Synchronous Communication Online Courses Design Requirements Graduate Study Case Studies Masters Programs Information Science Education Program Descriptions Distance Education Student Records Educational Needs Program Implementation Program Administration Student Personnel Services Student Recruitment Admission Criteria Delivery Systems School Orientation Barriers Time Management Time to Degree Program Design Learning Activities This paper is a case study of a Master of Library and Information Studies degree program online option that has been unusually successful in retaining and graduating students. Design characteristics of this program that has maintained a retention rate of over 90 percent over five years are described and mapped to the literature on distance education published after its implementation. The paper reports that characteristics identified in the practical and theoretical literatures are the same as, or closely related to, the characteristics of the program described. Student transcripts were used to track retention and time-to-completion. Topics for continuing study are identified and described. This is the first of two papers on retention in distance learning programs. The present paper (Part 1) addresses program design and implementation; Part 2 focuses on student responses to the online program option as they relate to student learning styles and outcomes. |
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| spellingShingle | Profiles in Retention Part 1: Design Characteristics of a Graduate Synchronous Online Program Aversa, Elizabeth MacCall, Steven Profiles Academic Persistence Synchronous Communication Online Courses Design Requirements Graduate Study Case Studies Masters Programs Information Science Education Program Descriptions Distance Education Student Records Educational Needs Program Implementation Program Administration Student Personnel Services Student Recruitment Admission Criteria Delivery Systems School Orientation Barriers Time Management Time to Degree Program Design Learning Activities Profiles in Retention Part 1: Design Characteristics of a Graduate Synchronous Online Program Aversa, Elizabeth MacCall, Steven Profiles Academic Persistence Synchronous Communication Online Courses Design Requirements Graduate Study Case Studies Masters Programs Information Science Education Program Descriptions Distance Education Student Records Educational Needs Program Implementation Program Administration Student Personnel Services Student Recruitment Admission Criteria Delivery Systems School Orientation Barriers Time Management Time to Degree Program Design Learning Activities This paper is a case study of a Master of Library and Information Studies degree program online option that has been unusually successful in retaining and graduating students. Design characteristics of this program that has maintained a retention rate of over 90 percent over five years are described and mapped to the literature on distance education published after its implementation. The paper reports that characteristics identified in the practical and theoretical literatures are the same as, or closely related to, the characteristics of the program described. Student transcripts were used to track retention and time-to-completion. Topics for continuing study are identified and described. This is the first of two papers on retention in distance learning programs. The present paper (Part 1) addresses program design and implementation; Part 2 focuses on student responses to the online program option as they relate to student learning styles and outcomes. |
| title | Profiles in Retention Part 1: Design Characteristics of a Graduate Synchronous Online Program |
| topic | Profiles Academic Persistence Synchronous Communication Online Courses Design Requirements Graduate Study Case Studies Masters Programs Information Science Education Program Descriptions Distance Education Student Records Educational Needs Program Implementation Program Administration Student Personnel Services Student Recruitment Admission Criteria Delivery Systems School Orientation Barriers Time Management Time to Degree Program Design Learning Activities |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1074122 |