Higher Education Administrators' Perceptions of Online Programs: A Critical Discourse Analysis

• In Event: DDL- Defining the Future of Online Programs

Short Description

In this study, we explored the perspectives of 11 administrators (executive directors, chairs, deans, and provosts) over online programs working in U.S. higher education. We used critical discourse analysis to analyze how they talk about supporting online programs, including how they perceive what online programs need, how they assess those needs, and how they provide support. We’ll discuss findings about the administrator’s role and implications for practice and research.

Authors

• Contributor: Yvonne Earnshaw, Kennesaw State University

• Contributor: Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif, University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Contributor: Stephanie Corcoran, University of Alabama at Birmingham