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Development and management of virtual schools : issues and trends
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Hershey, PA : Information Science Pub., 2004
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9781591402176

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Virtual schools are a result of widespread changes in knowledge about learning, in available technology and in society. This work brings together knowledge of virtual schools as a reference, and reviews best practice from concept and development, through implementation and evaluation.


Table of Contents

Catherine CavanaughGlenn RussellGaye LangMargaret Haughey and William MuirheadCatherine CavanaughTerence W. CavanaughSharon JohnstonJanice M. Hinson and Rachel Sellers BordelonJames E. Schnitz and Janet W. AzbellKen StevensDonna Pendergast and Cushla KapitzkeJohn M. Carroll and Dennis C. Neale and Philip L. IsenhourLeo Tan Wee Hin and R. Subramaniam
Prefacep. vii
Section I Administrative Issues
Chapter I Virtual Schools: A Critical Viewp. 1
Chapter II Administering a Virtual Schoolp. 26
Chapter III Managing Virtual Schools: The Canadian Experiencep. 50
Section II Standards and Accreditation
Chapter IV Distance Learning Success Factors in the RPR Cycle and Virtual School Accreditationp. 69
Chapter V Distance Learning as a Form of Accommodationp. 84
Section III Virtual School Educators
Chapter VI Teaching Any Time, Any Place, Any Pacep. 116
Chapter VII Professional Development Recommendations for Online Course Designersp. 135
Section IV Course Development and Implementation
Chapter VIII Instructional Design Factors and Requirements for Online Courses and Modulesp. 158
Chapter IX The Management of Virtual Classes in School District Digital Intranetsp. 178
Chapter X Virtual Vignettes and Pedagogical Potentials: Insights into a Virtual Schooling Servicep. 192
Chapter XI The Collaborative Critical Incident Tool: Supporting Reflection and Evaluation in a Web Communityp. 216
Chapter XII Science Net: A Virtual School for the Extension (Science) Education of the Public in Singaporep. 244
Appendixp. 262
About the Authorsp. 267
Indexp. 272
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