Mixed Methods Study

The comparison of the administrative procedures of five traditional and five non-traditional colleges of Education in religious studies. All institutions have to be accredited via a national agency and be part of interactive online courses in conjunction with computer-based technologies.

This study will compare the differing forms of administrative procedures and their impact and manifestation on training, instructional support, additional compensation, teaching loads and the beneficial and negative influences on promotion and tenure with these ten traditional and non-traditional institutions that offer online learning, a hallmark of distance education. Distance education is becoming more and more ubiquitous and is marked by the utilization of technology as a means of providing education, training, experiences and more evolved forms of communication to people across vast distances. Thus, examining the effectiveness of the administrative processes with these institutions and their various influences on a range of issues, serves the purpose...
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