Building a critically transformative community of inquiry in an online undergraduate program

IF 6.4 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Internet and Higher Education Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.iheduc.2021.100830

Carolyn Brennan , Miriam Packard , Jodi Newman

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Abstract

Higher education can be a powerful tool for advancing social justice. As online programs expand it is imperative that we understand the potential impact of coursework on students' attitudes towards advancing equity and how to increase the potential for positive change in this area.This mixed-methods study examines the impact of online asynchronous coursework designed with the Community of Inquiry Framework (CoI) on early childhood student teachers' beliefs, dispositions, and self-efficacy toward advancing social justice. Phase one analyzed a one-group pretest-posttest survey of student teachers before and at the end of their first year in an online bachelor's degree completion program. Phase two included a case study analysis of course discussions and related content. Findings suggest student self-efficacy and beliefs about social justice shifted over the year. Analysis revealed the role of critical transformative learning practices in supporting student growth. A Critical Transformative Community of Inquiry (CTCoI) model is presented as a framework that enhances the CoI by centering equity in online courses. The CTCoI offers guidance on enacting the CoI through a critical social theory lens and provides practical implications for online course development.

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在在线本科课程中建立一个批判性的变革社区

高等教育可以成为促进社会公正的有力工具。随着在线课程的扩展，我们必须了解课程作业对学生对促进公平的态度的潜在影响，以及如何增加这一领域积极变化的潜力。这项混合方法研究考察了用探究社区框架(CoI)设计的在线异步课程对幼儿学生教师的信念、倾向和自我效能对促进社会正义的影响。第一阶段分析了一组学生教师在参加在线学士学位完成课程的第一学年之前和结束时的前测后测调查。第二阶段包括个案研究分析课程讨论和相关内容。研究结果表明，学生的自我效能感和对社会正义的信念在过去一年中发生了变化。分析揭示了批判性变革学习实践在支持学生成长中的作用。关键变革型探究社区(CTCoI)模型作为一个框架提出，通过集中在线课程的公平性来增强CoI。CTCoI通过批判性的社会理论视角为制定CoI提供指导，并为在线课程开发提供实际意义。

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Internet and Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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19.30

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4.70%

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审稿时长

40 days

期刊介绍： The Internet and Higher Education is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal focused on contemporary issues and future trends in online learning, teaching, and administration within post-secondary education. It welcomes contributions from diverse academic disciplines worldwide and provides a platform for theory papers, research studies, critical essays, editorials, reviews, case studies, and social commentary.