Students’ Distress with a Web-based Distance Education Course: An Ethnographic Study of Participants' Experiences

By Noriko Hara, Rob Kling. 2003

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Subfields: Communication, Education, Social Psychology

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The Reciprocal and Correlative Relationship between Learning Culture and Online Education: A Case from Saudi Arabia. (2014, background): “Studies by Henri (1992) and Garrison (1992) have experimented with the ways in which computer asynchronous classes are exhibited and affect students’ learning, yet research is needed to examine the difficulties that are specific to online learning culture.”
Learning effectiveness in a Web-based virtual learning environment: a learner control perspective (2005, background): “Students in TVLEs may have feelings of isolation (Brown 1996), frustration, anxiety, and confusion (Hara & Kling 2000).”
Adult learners’ emotions in online learning (2008, background): “…research on the emotions of online learning has focused on the importance of learners’ feelings in relation to the sense of community of learning (Hara & Kling, 2003; Rovai & Wighting, 2005); how positive and negative emotions inhibit or enhance online learning (Allan & Lawless, 2003; Conrad,…”
Can e-learning replace classroom learning? (2004, background): “As pointed out by previous studies, inadequately equipped e-learning systems can result in frustration, confusion, and reduced learner interest [2, 7].”
Student Views of Effective Online Teaching in Higher Education (2006, methodology): “In an ethnographic study of eight master’s degree students and one instructor, Hara and Kling (2000) delved into the complexities of an online educational technology course.”
Key Factors for Determining Student Satisfaction in Online Courses (2004, background): “Others are voicing concerns about online courses being the answer to challenges such as increasing educational costs and a changing student body (Feenberg, 1999; Hara & Kling, 2000; Rahm & Red, 1998).”
The Relationship Between Self-Regulation and Online Learning in a Blended Learning Context (2004, background): “Several authors have noted the importance of help seeking behavior in distance learning (Hara and Kling, 2000; Holmberg, 1995; Wang and Newlin, 2002a, 2002b).”
Understanding social presence in text‐based online learning environments (2008, background): “The alternatives to this approach may lead to learner frustration, anxiety and, ultimately, failure with online learning (see, for example, Hara & Kling, 2000).”
E‐learning and retention: key factors influencing student withdrawal (2004, background): “deficiencies of students and thus a significant contributor to withdrawal (Hara and Kling, 1999).”
Key Factors in Online Collaboration and Their Relationship to Teamwork Satisfaction (2009, positive): “This finding was different from Hara and Kling's (2000) study that a lack of support from the instmctor resulted in anxiety and fmstration among students and affected team effectiveness.”