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An Examination of Educational Leadership Program Field Experiences in K-12 Virtual Schools
Dennis Beck; Jason LaFrance
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3833–3838
Virtual and blended experiences are an emerging trend in education. K-12 virtual schooling was first utilized in the 1990s and continues to grow. Currently 48 of 50 states offer some virtual experience in K-12 education. Of these, 39 states have...
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Challenges of Virtual School Leadership
Jayson W. Richardson; Jason LaFrance; Dennis Beck
American Journal of Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 1 (2015) pp. 18–29
The purpose of this case study was to examine challenges faced by virtual school leaders in the United States. Through semistructured interviews, the researchers explored challenges faced by eighteen leaders of fully online or blended online...
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Job Attainment and Perceived Role Differences of Cyberschool Leaders
Jayson W. Richardson; Dennis Beck; Jason LaFrance; Scott McLeod
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 1 (2016) pp. 211–222
As cyberschooling options expand, it is vital that we understand the nuances of these particular learning opportunities. Because little research exists on leaders of K-12 cyberschools, this exploratory case study had two purposes. We first examined...