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Publication Date: 2020-Jan
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Doctoral Students' Learning Success in Online-Based Leadership Programs: Intersection with Technological and Relational Factors
Lee, HyunKyung; Chang, Heewon; Bryan, Lynette
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, v21 n1 p61-81 Jan 2020
This study examines how technological and relational factors independently and interactively predict the perceived learning success of doctoral students enrolled in online-based leadership programs offered in the United States. The 73-item Online Learning Success Scale (OLSS) was constructed, based on existing instruments, and administered online to collect self-reported data on three primary variables: student learning success (SLS), relational factors (RF), and technological factors (TF). The SLS variable focuses on the gain of knowledge and skills, persistence, and self-efficacy; the RF on the student-student relationship, the student-faculty relationship, and the student-non-teaching staff relationship; and the TF on the ease of use, flexibility, and usefulness. In total, 210 student responses from 26 online-based leadership doctoral programs in the United States were used in the final analysis. The results demonstrate that RF and TF separately and together predict SLS. A multiple regression analysis indicates that, while all dimensions of TF and RF are significant predictors of SLS, the strongest predictor of SLS is the student-faculty relationship. This study suggests that building relationships with faculty and peers is critical to leadership doctoral students' learning success, even in online-based programs that offer effective technological support.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Doctoral Students, Leadership Training, Measures (Individuals), Skill Development, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Teacher Student Relationship, Technical Support, Academic Persistence, Self Efficacy, Doctoral Programs, Student Characteristics, Reliability, Correlation, Technological Literacy
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