Student Satisfaction with Graduate Supervision in Doctoral Programs Primarily Delivered in Distance Education Settings

Elizabeth Anne Erichsen; Doris U. Bolliger; Colleen Halupa

Studies in Higher Education Vol. 39, No. 2 (2014) pp. 321–338

There are no universal, precise, or explicit criteria for completing a doctoral degree successfully. Researchers and practitioners have pointed out how difficult and time consuming the supervision of graduate student research can be. When students...

Topics: Gender

Sociotechnical Systems Approach: An Internal Assessment of a Blended Doctoral Program

Elizabeth Anne Erichsen; Lyn DeLorme; Rosalinda Connelley; Christine Okurut-Ibore; Lisa McNamara; Obaidalah Aljohani

Journal of Continuing Higher Education Vol. 61, No. 1 (2013) pp. 23–34

An internal assessment was conducted utilizing a sociotechnical systems approach and cultural lens as a means of exploring the dynamics of a blended doctoral program. Blended learning environments were conceived of as sociotechnical systems, and...