Primary and Secondary Virtual Learning in New Zealand: Examining the Process of Achieving Maturity (2016)
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University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and LeadershipRelated resource(s)
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Abstract
This paper describes the organizational development of virtual learning in networked rural and other schools in New Zealand in 2011, specifically the obstacles that e-learning clusters of rural schools faced in their journey to maturity through the lens of the Ministry’s Learning Communities Online Handbook. Analysis of a nationwide purposeful sample identified three common barriers: a lack of a coherent vision; difficulty in sustaining necessary funding and resources; and a surprising lack of collaboration within and between clusters. Since 2011 critique of the maturity modeling has led to reinterpretation of the data through an evolutionary perspective, leading to new recommendations for strategic development of leadership capacity and an ongoing nationwide survey to inform such strategic change with digital technologies in education.
Citation
Barbour, M., Davis, N.E. &Wenmoth, D. (2016) Primary and Secondary Virtual Learning in New Zealand: Examining the Process of Achieving Maturity. International Journal on E-Learning, 15(1), pp. 27-45.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
ANZSRC Fields of Research
39 - Education::3903 - Education systems::390304 - Primary education39 - Education::3903 - Education systems::390306 - Secondary education
39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390405 - Educational technology and computing
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