A grounded theory of connectivity and persistence in a limited residency doctoral program

Event Name/Location

New Orleans, LA / April 7-11, 2011

Presentation Date

4-7-2011

Document Type

Poster

Presenter(s)

Martha M. Snyder, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Steven R. Terrell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Laurie P. Dringus, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Proceedings Title

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association

Description

Limited-residency doctoral students in a school of computer and information sciences at a large private university in South Florida historically maintain an attrition rate significantly higher than the national average. This study ethnographically investigated personal and academic experiences of dissertation students in an attempt to identify potential causes of attrition. Analysis of interviews from 17 currently enrolled students led to a grounded theory that postulates the lack of student-to-student connectivity, as well as student perceptions of slow faculty–to-student, are major issues of concern. Suggestions are made for the development and use of an online learning management system to ameliorate the problem.

Comments

Workshop on Sociable Media, CHI ’10

Conference website: http://www.aera.net/AnnualMeetingsOtherEvents/PreviousAnnualMeetings/2011AnnualMeeting/tabid/11257/Default.aspx

NSUWorks Citation

Snyder, Martha M.; Terrell, Steven R.; and Dringus, Laurie P., "A grounded theory of connectivity and persistence in a limited residency doctoral program" (2011). CCE Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures. 131.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_facpres/131