Review of Distance Education Research (2000 to 2008): Analysis of Research Areas, Methods, and Authorship Patterns

dc.creator	Olaf Zawacki-Richter
dc.creator	Eva Maria Bäcker
dc.creator	Sebastian Vogt
dc.date	2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:14Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:14Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f07fce76b8db42d5aff023c9abeb4f9f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11845
dc.description	This paper presents a review of distance education literature to describe the status thereof and to identify gaps and priority areas in distance education research based on a validated classification of research areas. The articles (N = 695) published in five prominent distance education journals between 2000 and 2008 were reviewed for this study. The conclusion is that distance education research is strongly dominated by issues related to instructional design and individual learning processes; whereas, other important areas (e.g., innovation and change management or intercultural aspects of distance learning) are dreadfully neglected. There is a significant trend towards collaborative research and more qualitative studies. Over 80% of all articles originate from only five countries.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/741/1433
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 10, Iss 6 (2009)
dc.subject	Review of distance education research
dc.subject	research areas
dc.subject	Delphi study
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	Review of Distance Education Research (2000 to 2008): Analysis of Research Areas, Methods, and Authorship Patterns
dc.type	article