Online Interaction Between On-Campus and Distance Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobue Miwa ◽  
Yuping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Online Interaction ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Core ◽  
Survey Approach ◽  
Method Approach

This paper addresses postgraduate students’ perspectives toward online interaction between on-campus and distance students through online collaboration tools such as online discussion boards and Wikis. Data were collected from eight interview participants and 29 written survey respondents. Seven interrelated categories capturing the main features of on-campus students’ perspectives were generated from the data using a sequential mixed method approach, namely, a quantitative survey approach both preceded and followed by qualitative interviews. Among these categories, on-campus students’ “unwillingness” to participate in online interaction with their distance peers emerged as the core phenomenon. Drawing on the analysis of these data, this article identifies the major impediments to active online interaction and collaboration and puts forward three recommendations for promoting more frequent interaction between distance and on-campus students.

Online Interaction Between On-Campus and Distance Students

2012 ◽  
pp. 132-148
Author(s):  
Nobue Miwa ◽  
Yuping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Online Discussion ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Online Interaction ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
The Core ◽  
Survey Approach ◽  
Method Approach

This paper addresses postgraduate students’ perspectives toward online interaction between on-campus and distance students through online collaboration tools such as online discussion boards and Wikis. Data were collected from eight interview participants and 29 written survey respondents. Seven interrelated categories capturing the main features of on-campus students’ perspectives were generated from the data using a sequential mixed method approach, namely, a quantitative survey approach both preceded and followed by qualitative interviews. Among these categories, on-campus students’ “unwillingness” to participate in online interaction with their distance peers emerged as the core phenomenon. Drawing on the analysis of these data, this article identifies the major impediments to active online interaction and collaboration and puts forward three recommendations for promoting more frequent interaction between distance and on-campus students.

Leadership in a time of financial crisis: what do we want from our leaders?

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 612-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Haddon ◽  
Catherine Loughlin ◽  
Corinne McNally
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Crisis Leadership ◽  
Organizational Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Method Approach

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain a nuanced understanding of what employees want from leaders in an organizational crisis context. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use a mixed methods approach to explore employee leadership preferences during organizational crisis and non-crisis times using the Multi Factor Leadership Questionnaire (Avolio and Bass, 2004), and qualitative interviews. The authors also investigate sex roles using the Bem Sex Role Inventory (Bem, 1981). Findings – The mixed method approach reveals some potential limitations in how leadership is typically measured. The qualitative findings highlight employees’ expectations of leaders to take action quickly while simultaneously engaging in continuous communication with employees during crisis. None of the components of transformational leadership encapsulate this notion. Originality/value – The mixed methods approach is novel in the crisis leadership literature. Had the authors relied solely on the quantitative measures, the importance of continuous communication during crisis would not have been apparent. As a result of this approach, the findings suggest that widely used and accepted measures of leadership may not adequately capture leadership in a crisis context. This is timely as it aligns with current literature which questions the way this construct is operationalized (Van Knippenberg and Sitkin, 2013).

scholarly journals Examining Flexibility in Space Use in Architectural Designs of Public Core Housing Schemes in Anambra State of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-85
Author(s):  
Okoye N.B.C.D. ◽  
Onyegiri I. ◽  
Okafor M.
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Architectural Drawings ◽  
Personal Interview ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
The Core ◽  
Method Approach

Studies indicate flexibility in space use in architectural design as enhancing core housing affordability. Despite this and the notion that intended residents cannot afford core houses, it is not yet documented what constitutes this attribute, and whether they featured in the core house designs. This information, required as a check for future designs, is lacking. Study examined flexibility in space use in architectural designs of existing public core housing schemes in Anambra State, Nigeria, using Mixed Method approach (data sourced from architectural drawings of existing prototypes, field observations and personal interview protocols). Observation schedule with “Yes” and “No” ratings was used in ascertaining reflection of the attribute in each of the 7 prototypes studied. The attribute was found featuring only in 1 out of the 7 prototypes. For affordability improvement, the paper recommends consideration of the variables constituting flexibility in space use in future core housing designs in Anambra State.

scholarly journals Exploring the Trust Influencing Mechanism of Robo-Advisor Service: A Mixed Method Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xusen Cheng ◽  
Fei Guo ◽  
Jin Chen ◽  
Kejiang Li ◽  
Yihui Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Typical Application ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Transfer Theory ◽  
Influencing Mechanism ◽  
Trust Transfer ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Trust Transfer Theory

As a typical application of fintech, the robo-advisor has increasingly gained attention over the last decade. However, most research regarding the robo-advisor has focused on its development issues such as performance improvement and regulation, while limited research has paid attention to trust. This research extends the literature by investigating the trust influencing mechanism of robo-advisors by a mixed method approach. Specifically, we identified six salient trust influencing factors by qualitative interviews and proposed the research model based on trust transfer theory. This model was tested via a survey of 230 investors. Our study finds the significant influencing role of supervisory control and validates the relationships among trust influencing factors, trust in technologies, trust in vendor and trust in robo-advisor. Moreover, several differences between junior investors and senior investors are also found in our research. This study examines trust transfer theory in the new context of the robo-advisor and contributes to further development of this increasingly utilized service.

Stress among Pediatric Dental Postgraduate Students in India: A mixed‐method approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharath Asokan ◽  
PR GeethaPriya ◽  
R Kirthi Varshini ◽  
Sudhandra Viswanath ◽  
S Shyam
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
Method Approach

The Social Networks of Chinese Students Studying in France (中国留学生在法国的社会关系)

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Carnine
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The One ◽  
Method Approach

Today close to one third of the world’s internationally mobile student population is from China, and as the trend for Chinese to study abroad grows exponentially, newer destination countries are added, some of them non-Anglophone, such as France. Regardless of where they study, Chinese students have a reputation for sticking together when abroad and for not mixing with locals. Yet what types of relationship actually come into being now that Chinese are going abroad in such unprecedented numbers? This paper is based on a broader empirical study conducted in 2011-12 from fieldwork in France, the United States, and China (N = 180) and again in 2015 in France (N = 10). The study uses a mixed-method approach based on quantitative Social Network Analysis (sna) and 25 qualitative interviews to analyze the composition of students’ social networks. The paper focuses on Chinese studying in France (N = 55). By examining different types of relationships, how they are initiated, and how resources are shared, the paper discusses how internationally mobile Chinese students interact socially, on the one hand with non-Chinese (French nationals or other international persons) and, on the other, with local Chinese immigrants. The results show that students form strong co-national relationships among themselves but not with established ethnic and migrant Chinese communities in France. As for transnational relationships, individual will and the institutional frameworks for studying abroad that underpin language and accommodation choices are found to play crucial roles in fostering local contacts with non-Chinese.今天跨国流动的学生总人数中有三分之一来自中国。然而，中国留学生有自我封闭，不同所在国当地人交往的名声。由此提出了在庞大的海外中国留学生群体中，他们的社会关系类型的问题。基于社会网络分析 (sna) 方法，我们于 2011-12 年在法国，美国和中国，2015 年在法国进行的实证研究，运用混合方法来分析中国留学生的社会网络构成。本文侧重分析中国留学生样本 (N = 55) 在法国的情况，讨论中国留学生内部，他们与其他国际学生，他们并与当地华人移民的社会交往互动。结果表明中国留学生内部之间频繁的合作关系起着关键作用，但它并不属于传统上意义上的海外华人网络。中国留学生跨国关系的形成有赖于他们的个人意愿和留学制度框架，并对他们同当地非华人的接触交往起到了至关重要的促进作用。This article is in Chinese Language

scholarly journals Slow tourism: A niche market towards sustainability of Moonlight farm house "Barouk area"

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Viana Hassan ◽  
Miloš Zrnić
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Food Culture ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Core ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Insight Into

Slow tourism is one of the new trending concepts that bring the concept of slowness into tourism practices in the way that tourists appreciate local food, culture, heritage, and sustainability. Destinations adopting principles of slow tourism tau reduce the financial leakage of the suppliers and generate more income and employment to the locals. Thus, the case of "Moonlight farm and Resort at Barouk" area, is the core topic for this study to understand the relation between slow tourism, sustainable development and ecology, which has the roots in interest for locality, community, and green travel. The main research question is ,,How can slow tourism be a tool of sustainable development?". In order to answer this, a mixed-method approach was conducted through the use of two questionnaires addressed to tourists visiting "Moonlight farm " and residents in Barouk area. Additionally, an interview with the owner provided significant insight into the topic. The analysis of the results was beneficial in understanding the perceptions and motivations of tourists and helping promote slow tourism in this area.

Preventing Academic Misconduct

2019 ◽  
pp. 98-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Misconduct ◽  
Ethical Concern ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Mixed Method Approach ◽  
The Core ◽  
Method Approach

Cheating in academics has been on the increase and it reflects a lack of integrity on the part of students. If no efforts are made to prevent academic misconduct/dishonesty, it will contribute to the image and standing of higher education institutions (HEIs). Cheating is not only an ethical concern, but it also leads to lesser knowledge and competencies acquisition. Equally, when students cheat the faculty feel cheated and efforts wasted. The resultant may be low morale of educators which is dangerous. Hence, HEIs are making efforts to reduce cheating and strengthen academic integrity (AI) through polices, rules, and procedures. Nevertheless, the focus seems to be more on bolting the stable after the horse has left or is largely administrative in nature. Therefore, adopting a mixed method approach the core of this chapter is to focus on preventing cheating through academic approach. The objective is to discuss how student-centered teaching strategies can prevent academic misconduct with focus on management disciple.

scholarly journals Status Pivoting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dafna Goor ◽  
Anat Keinan ◽  
Nailya Ordabayeva
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
High Status ◽  
Luxury Brands ◽  
Incentive Compatible ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
Lab Experiments ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Method Approach

Abstract Prior research has established that status threat leads consumers to display status-related products such as luxury brands. While compensatory consumption within the domain of the status threat (e.g., products associated with financial and professional success) is the most straightforward way to cope with comparisons to high-status individuals, we examine when, why, and how consumers cope with status threat by choosing to “pivot” and display success and achievements in alternative domains. Using a mixed-method approach combining field and lab experiments, incentive-compatible designs, netnographic analysis, observational study, and qualitative interviews, we show that consumers cope with status threat by signaling their status and success in alternative domains. We conceptualize this behavior as “status pivoting” and show that it occurs because experiencing status threat motivates consumers to adopt beliefs about tradeoffs across domains; that is, to believe that status acquisition requires tradeoffs and hence others’ success in one domain comes at the cost of success in another domain. We compare the prevalence and appeal of status pivoting to restoring status within the domain of the threat. We further examine when consumers are likely to engage in status pivoting and show that this effect is attenuated when high status within the domain of the threat is attainable.

Using Mixed Methods to Understand the Positive Correlation between Fear of Cyberbullying and Online Interaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Szde Yu
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Online Interaction ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Online Interactions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Method Approach

This study examines the relationship between online interaction and fear of cyberbullying. A mixed method approach is adopted to explore not only the statistical correlation between them, but also the qualitative meaning behind this correlation. The quantitative analysis reveals a positive correlation between these two constructs, suggesting a higher level of fear of cyberbullying is associated with more frequent online interactions. Although seemingly fear of cyberbullying does not reduce online interaction, the qualitative analysis reveals how fear of cyberbullying might still impact online interaction.

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