Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2012
Abstract
Virtual schooling is a recent phenomenon in K-12 online learning. As such, the roles of the online teachers are emerging and differ from those of the traditional classroom teacher. Using qualitative interviews of eight virtual high school teachers, this study explored teachers’ perceptions of their online teaching role. Teachers expressed a sense of disconnection from their students, the profession, and their peers as a result of limited interactions due to significant institutional barriers. Researchers discuss the implications of this disconnection as well as future avenues for research.
Recommended Citation
Hawkins, Abigail; Graham, Charles R.; and Barbour, Michael K., "“Everybody is Their Own Island”: Teacher Disconnection in a Virtual School" (2012). Education Faculty Publications. 101.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/ced_fac/101
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
Comments
Hawkins, A., Barbour, M. K., & Graham, C. “Everybody is Their Own Island”: Teacher Disconnection in a Virtual School." The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning 13.2 (2012): 123-144.
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