American Journal of Distance Education
1997 Volume 11, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Tenure, Promotion, and Distance Education: Examining the Culture of Faculty Rewards
Linda L. Wolcott
A qualitative study of faculty, distance education program administrators, and chief academic officers at four research universities found that distance education has marginal status, is not highly... More
pp. 3-18
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Trends in Research and Practice: An Examination of "The American Journal of Distance Education" 1987 to 1995
Margaret A. Koble & Ellen L. Bunker
This study used Porter's "Forum Analysis" to provide a framework for describing the characteristics of a forum and examined a publication of a discourse community: "The American Journal of Distance... More
pp. 19-38
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Toward an Effective Model for Implementing Distance Education Programs
David A. Keast
Describes the implementation and evaluation of the partnership between the University of Alberta, Fairview College, and Kayas Cultural College offering synchronized, multipoint video conferencing... More
pp. 39-55
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The Learning Council: Corporate Distance Learning in Action
Phyllis Saltzman
Reviews three applications of distance learning available to Johnson & Johnson employees. The Learning Council, a corporate interdivisional enterprise, uses distance learning to meet the learning... More
pp. 56-63
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A Method for Evaluation of a Course Delivered via the World Wide Web in Brazil
Monica G. M. Magalhaes & Dietrich Schiel
Describes the application of evaluation methods to a graphic mechanics course offered to two public high school classes in Brazil through the Web-based distance education program "Programa Educ@r."... More
pp. 64-70