Supporting Online Learning for Advanced Placement Students in Small Rural Schools: Conceptual Foundations and Intervention Components of the Facilitator Preparation Program.

• Authors : Irvin, Matthew J.; Hannum, Wallace H.; Farmer, Thomas W.

• Source: Rural Educator; Fall2009, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p29-37, 9p

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Reasons for student dropout in an online course in a rural K–12 setting.

• Authors : de la Varre, Claire¹ (AUTHOR) ; Irvin, Matthew J.² (AUTHOR); Jordan, Adam W.¹ (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *SCHOOL dropouts; *ONLINE education; *RURAL schoolsUNITED States

• Source: Distance Education. Nov2014, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p324-344. 21p.

• Abstract: Rural schools in the USA use online courses to overcome problems such as attracting and retaining teachers, geographic isolation, low student enrollment, and financial constraints. ... Copyright of Distance Education is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to ...

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Factors related to rural school administrators’ satisfaction with distance education.

• Authors : Irvin, MatthewJ.¹, ; Hannum, WallaceH.²; de la Varre, Claire³

• Source: Distance Education; Nov2012, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p331-345, 15p, 3 Charts

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Strategies in assessing the need for updating evidence-based guidelines for six clinical topics: an exploration of two search methodologies.

• Authors : Voisin, Christiane E.; de la Varre, Claire; Whitener, Lynn

Subjects: *MEDICAL librarianship; *RESEARCH methodology; *MEDICAL research

• Source: Health Information & Libraries Journal. Sep2008, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p198-207. 10p. 1 Diagram, 4 Charts.

• Abstract: Background: Because of the expense of updating practice guidelines, recent attention has focused on approaches that can reliably assess any updating required. Shekelle et al. (... Copyright of Health Information & Libraries Journal is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or ...

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Dual Perspectives on the Contribution of On-Site Facilitators to Teaching Presence in a Blended Learning Environment.

• Authors : de la Varre, Claire^1,2, ; Keane, Julie³, ; Irvin, Matthew J.,

• Source: Journal of Distance Education; 2011, Vol. 25 Issue 3, Special section p1-13, 13p

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ENHANCING ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION IN SMALL RURAL US SCHOOLS: A HYBRID, LEARNER-CENTERED MODEL.

• Authors : de la Varre, Claire¹; Keane, Julie¹; Irvin, Matthew J.¹

• Source: Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks; Oct2011, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p35-46, 12p

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BARRIERS TO DISTANCE EDUCATION IN RURAL SCHOOLS.

• Authors : Irvin, Matthew J.¹, ; Hannum, Wallace H.¹; de la Varre, Claire¹

• Source: Quarterly Review of Distance Education; Summer2010, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p73-90, 18p, 5 Charts

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Enhancing online distance education in small rural US schools: a hybrid, learner-centred model.

• Authors : de la Varre, Claire¹, claire•; Keane, Julie¹; Irvin, Matthew J.¹

• Source: ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology; Nov2010, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p193-205, 13p

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An Exploration of Student and Teacher Social Presence in Asynchronous Discussion in an Online Advanced Placement Course for Rural High School Students

• Authors : de la Varre, Claire

Subjects: Advanced Placement; Online Courses; High School Students

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• Abstract: This study used a social presence construct derived from the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework, with cohesive, affective, and interactive components, to explore online discussion ... As Provided

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