An Evaluation of Teaching Direct Practice Courses in a Distance Education Program for Rural Settings
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Social Work Education
- Vol. 35 (3) , 353-365
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.1999.10778974
Abstract
This study presents the results of an evaluation of a graduate-level direct practice course taught through a distance education program that utilized face-to-face satellite television instruction. The study also compared the learning process and delivery system of a distance education direct practice course with that of an on-campus direct practice course. The evaluation indicates positive findings for the distance learners in terms of grade outcomes, interaction with instructor, classmates and perceptions of the instructor. The evaluation also indicated some barriers in the learning environment and access to support services. Recommendations are made for improving the barriers for social work practice courses taught by distance learning methods.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- Evaluating Distance Learning in Social Work EducationJournal of Social Work Education, 1998
- Distance Learning in Social Work EducationJournal of Social Work Education, 1998
- Research NotesJournal of Social Work Education, 1997
- The Importance of Relationships for a Quality Learning Environment in Interactive TV ClassroomsJournal of Education for Business, 1996
- Perceptions of Interaction: The critical predictor in distance educationAmerican Journal of Distance Education, 1993
- Researching dropout in distance educationDistance Education, 1987
- Face‐to‐face versus distance learning: psychological consequences and practical implicationsDistance Education, 1986