ERIC Number: ED666210
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 110
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ISBN: 979-8-7386-4496-2
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Attitudes of Community College Faculty toward Online Foreign Language Courses
Erika Dale Stevens
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, The University of Memphis
This study examined the attitudes that Tennessee community college faculty hold toward online foreign language courses and the predictive correlational relationship between those attitudes and advising behaviors of the faculty in regard to online foreign language courses. According to the Reasoned Action Approach, formerly the Theory of Reasoned Action, attitudes, perceived social norm, and perceived behavioral control can be used to determine behavioral intention, which can predict future actions. The data collected from this cross-sectional descriptive and predictive correlational study was analyzed using a hierarchical multiple regression analysis to determine if there is a correlation between faculty attitudes, perceived social norm, and perceived behavioral control and their behavioral intention to advise students to take online foreign language courses. It was found that there is a correlation between a faculty member's attitude toward online foreign language courses and behavioral intention. Because this study was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a drastic change in course delivery, an analysis of the changes in attitudes, perceived social norm, and perceived behavioral control from before the pandemic to the current time was also done. While this study focused on the faculty at two community colleges located in Tennessee, more studies need to be completed to see if these attitudes are the same across the nation. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Electronic Learning, College Second Language Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics, Faculty Advisers
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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