Research and Practice in K-12 Online Learning: A Review of Open Access Literature

dc.creator	Cathy S. Cavanaugh
dc.creator	Michael K. Barbour
dc.creator	Tom Clark
dc.date	2009-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:06Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:06Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ff9966a267954b4ca32d8e7559a4f655
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9538
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/ff9966a267954b4ca32d8e7559a4f655
dc.description	The literature related to online learning programs for K-12 students dates to the mid-1990s and builds upon a century of research and practice from K-12 distance education. While K-12 online learning programs have evolved and grown over the past decade, the amount of published research on virtual schooling practice and policy is limited. The current literature includes practitioner reports and experimental and quasi-experimental studies, both published and unpublished. This paper reviews open access literature in K-12 online learning and reports on a structured content analysis of the documents. Themes in the literature include steady growth and a focus on the benefits, challenges, and broad effectiveness of K-12 online learning. In addition, newly developed standards for K-12 online learning are emerging in descriptions of effective practices.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/607/1182
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 1 (2009)
dc.subject	K-12
dc.subject	open source
dc.subject	online education
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	Research and Practice in K-12 Online Learning: A Review of Open Access Literature
dc.type	Article