Open AccessTeaching Certificates Earned Online and Hiring Practices of High School Principals
Author(s) -
Jonathan Adams
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of educational issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2377-2263
DOI - 10.5296/jei.v2i1.8203
Subject(s) - coursework , psychology , medical education , quality (philosophy) , institution , pedagogy , political science , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , law
A national survey of United States high school principals (n = 2,187) was used to assess the acceptability of job applicant qualifications that included degrees earned either online, partly online, or in a residential teacher-training program. The applicants with coursework taken in a residential setting were overwhelmingly preferred over applicants holding a degree earned partly or wholly online. Analysis indicated that the type of institution, personal experience and perceived benefits of face-to-face interaction play an important role in the formation of the perceived quality of online degree, programs and courses.