A Higher Education Leadership Distance Ph.D. Program: An Assessment Using Blocher’s Ecological Learning Theory

Linda Kuk, James H. Banning

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2014.59082                

Abstract

This study utilized a case study approach to discuss the issues of distance education in the delivery of doctoral education. The case study provided abroad background to the issues of distance education graduate programs and an assessment of the case. Blocher’s (1974) Ecological Learning Theory is applied to the case to provide for analytical generalization. The results support the need for distance delivery of academic programs to consider both the content and the program’s delivery structure as important components in realizing student success.

Keywords

Distance Ph.D Program, Distance Learning, Leadership Education, Virtual Learning

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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