Applying the Stages of Concern Theory to Understanding of Faculty Perceptions of Online Teaching

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Main Author:	Alaa, Nyazi
Language:	English
Published:	University of Toledo / OhioLINK 2019
Subjects:	Educational Technology
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1553510161252216

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-toledo15535101612522162021-08-03T07:09:47Z Applying the Stages of Concern Theory to Understanding of Faculty Perceptions of Online Teaching Alaa, Nyazi Educational Technology An Abstract ofApplying the Stages of Concern Theory to Understanding of Faculty Perceptions of Online TeachingbyAlaa NyaziSubmitted to the Graduate Faculty as partial fulfillment of the requirements for theDoctor of Philosophy Degree in Curriculum and Instruction: Educational TechnologyThe University of ToledoMay 2019The focus of the present study was to recognize the perceptions of faculty members at Taibah University in Saudi Arabia by surveying the opinion of a sample of faculty members for their concerns about adopting online teaching. The sample of the study consisted of 270 faculty members within the College of Education, College of Business Administration, and College of Arts and Humanities at Taibah University (a response rate of 52%). A non-experimental survey design was used, using the Stages of Concern Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Rasch model as a tool to identify faculty members in each stage of concern.The findings of this study showed that Stages of Concern (SoC) ranked as highest the Collaboration stage followed by Refocusing, Management, Unconcerned, Personal, Consequence, and Informational, in order. Taibah University faculty SoC findings showed a mean score percentile, with 92% being in stage six Collaboration. The Refocusing stage showed a mean score percentile of 84%, and the Management SoC was the third highest with a mean score percentile of 55%. Unconcerned had a mean score percentile of 33% and was the fourth highest SoC. The Personal SoC had a mean score percentile of 29%, and the Consequences SoC had a mean score percentile of 14%. The last SoC is Informational and had a mean score percentile of 11%. The findings of the open-ended question showed that faculty members at Taibah University had some concerns about teaching online courses. Based on research findings, appropriate support and interventions were recommended for Taibah University to address faculty concerns. The study also suggested recommendations for further studies. 2019-08-29 English text University of Toledo / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1553510161252216 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1553510161252216 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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title_short	Applying the Stages of Concern Theory to Understanding of Faculty Perceptions of Online Teaching
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Applying the Stages of Concern Theory to Understanding of Faculty Perceptions of Online Teaching

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