Distance Learning: The Case of Political Science

dc.creator	Steffen Schmidt
dc.creator	Mark C. Shelley
dc.creator	Monty Van Wart
dc.creator	Jane Clayton
dc.creator	Erin Schreck
dc.date	2000-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:16Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:16Z
dc.identifier	1068-2341
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f571fe874a5941c69c2949e5d1146c37
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11089
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/f571fe874a5941c69c2949e5d1146c37
dc.description	This article reports the results from a national survey directed to the department chairs of political science to assess the current and future state of distance learning in that discipline. The insights of this research are relevant to all social science fields and offer important insights to other academic disciplines as well. Key findings of the study include the low utilization of distance learning courses, a low degree of importance currently attributed to distance learning and modest expectations of future growth, ambivalent acceptance of a future role for distance learning, the common use of Internet-related technologies, low levels of faculty knowledge and interest about distance learning, limited institutional support, and serious doubts about the appropriateness and quality of instruction at a distance. We propose a model of the size and scope of distance learning as a function of three factors: the capacity of distance learning technologies, market demand, and faculty and university interest in distance learning. The article concludes with suggestions of critical areas for future research in this dynamic, fluid post-secondary environment.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.publisher	Arizona State University
dc.relation	http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/418
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1068-2341
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol 8, p 27 (2000)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Distance Learning: The Case of Political Science
dc.type	Article