A qualitative investigation of complex adaptive blended learning systems (CABLS) within rural indigenous communities
This qualitative bounded case study examined how emergence (of events, ideas, and innovations) occurred from interactions between stakeholders in Kodiak, Alaska's blended learning program. The study examined two research questions with the interviews to reveal experiences of 45 participants who...
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ftunimissourimos:oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/96998 2023-12-17T10:32:58+01:00 A qualitative investigation of complex adaptive blended learning systems (CABLS) within rural indigenous communities Olivera, Brian Kevin MacGregor, Cynthia J. 2023 ix, 184 pages : illustrations (color) https://hdl.handle.net/10355/96998 https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/96998 English eng eng University of Missouri--Columbia University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations https://hdl.handle.net/10355/96998 https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/96998 Thesis 2023 ftunimissourimos https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/96998 2023-11-18T23:25:36Z This qualitative bounded case study examined how emergence (of events, ideas, and innovations) occurred from interactions between stakeholders in Kodiak, Alaska's blended learning program. The study examined two research questions with the interviews to reveal experiences of 45 participants who had been or were within the Kodiak rural schools blended learning program, employing a constant comparative method of analysis to identify themes that cut across the data. The first research question examined emergences the spaces between the six components of the CABLS framework with the implementation of Kodiak's blended learning system. The researcher identified three themes that led to emergence: synchronous interactions, real time proximal problem solving, and collaborative sharing with reciprocal feedback loops. Moreover, the research found that the conditions for emergence happened at the point of intersection where the three themes were simultaneously present. The second research question examined the perception of impact that the blended learning program had on student choices for life after high school. The researcher found that the implementation of blended learning led to extended access to resources, expanded social networks, and increased self-confidence had an impact on the choices students made after high school. Future researchers should consider how blended learning is impacting the population in rural Alaska, and its economic environment. Includes bibliographical references. Thesis Kodiak Alaska University of Missouri: MOspace |
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This qualitative bounded case study examined how emergence (of events, ideas, and innovations) occurred from interactions between stakeholders in Kodiak, Alaska's blended learning program. The study examined two research questions with the interviews to reveal experiences of 45 participants who had been or were within the Kodiak rural schools blended learning program, employing a constant comparative method of analysis to identify themes that cut across the data. The first research question examined emergences the spaces between the six components of the CABLS framework with the implementation of Kodiak's blended learning system. The researcher identified three themes that led to emergence: synchronous interactions, real time proximal problem solving, and collaborative sharing with reciprocal feedback loops. Moreover, the research found that the conditions for emergence happened at the point of intersection where the three themes were simultaneously present. The second research question examined the perception of impact that the blended learning program had on student choices for life after high school. The researcher found that the implementation of blended learning led to extended access to resources, expanded social networks, and increased self-confidence had an impact on the choices students made after high school. Future researchers should consider how blended learning is impacting the population in rural Alaska, and its economic environment. Includes bibliographical references. |
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A qualitative investigation of complex adaptive blended learning systems (CABLS) within rural indigenous communities |
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A qualitative investigation of complex adaptive blended learning systems (CABLS) within rural indigenous communities |
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University of Missouri--Columbia |
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