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Action Research Experiences for Scholarly Practitioners in an Online Education Doctorate Program: Design, Reality, and Lessons Learned

Authors: Ismahan Arslan-Ari, Fatih Ari, Michael M. Grant, William S. Morris

Published in: TechTrends | Issue 5/2018

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The purpose of this paper is to present the design and techniques used by the Educational Technology program at the University of South Carolina to prepare scholarly practitioners with action research methods in an online doctoral program. With an emphasis on students’ local contexts, we will describe the design of experiences and our lessons learned. This paper could aid higher education faculty, administrators, and educators that train scholarly practitioners who engage in scholarship to improve practice.

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Title: Action Research Experiences for Scholarly Practitioners in an Online Education Doctorate Program: Design, Reality, and Lessons Learned
Authors: Ismahan Arslan-Ari
Fatih Ari
Michael M. Grant
William S. Morris
Publication date: 07-06-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: TechTrends / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 8756-3894
Electronic ISSN: 1559-7075
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-018-0308-3

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