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Direct linkJorissen, Shari L.; Keen, James P.; Riedel, Eric S. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to provide information to an online university that offers Ph.D. programs in three formats: knowledge area modules (or KAM, a type of faculty-led, self-directed doctoral study), course-based model, and mixed model (a combination of the KAM and course-based models). The investigators sought to determine why students…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Delivery Systems, Doctoral Programs
Jorissen, Shari L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Attrition rates in Ph.D. programs are at approximately 50% in traditional Ph.D. programs and 10-20% higher in online Ph.D. programs. Understanding the relationship between student factors, measures of student success (retention, graduation, year to degree), and student satisfaction is important to support and improve retention, graduation rates,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Academic Achievement
