Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

2006

Document Type

Dissertation - NSU Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

Advisor

Roberta Silfen

Committee Member

Todd Curless

Committee Member

Maryellen Maher

Keywords

Adult Learning/Industrial Training/Instructional Development/Performance Technology/Online Courses

Abstract

This applied dissertation describes the research design of developing and evaluating a blended-learning solution for a managed health-care organization based on adult-learning theory, situated cognition, and human performance technology. The research method is a mixed model consisting of a qualitative study and a quantitative study. The qualitative portion of the study is a descriptive case study that provides a substantial description of the process of creating a blended-learning solution for a small organization that does not have a formal training department. The quantitative portion of the study includes measures for efficiency and effectiveness of the blended-learning solution.

The central hypothesis was that blended learning would result in effective training for new employees as well as a more efficient and shorter training period. Along with addressing several problems with the current training approach, the blended-training course resulted in more effective and efficient training and can be used as a model for other managed health-care organizations for training operational employees.

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