Parents learning online : informal education on parenting through online interactions examined from a community of practice perspective
| dc.contributor.advisor | Schallert, Diane L. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Robinson, Daniel | en |
| dc.creator | Matthews, Megan Renee | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-17T21:45:54Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2010-12-17T21:45:54Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2010-12-17T21:45:59Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-08 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2010 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2010-12-17T21:45:59Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the online interactions of parents using the constructs of Wenger’s (1998) community of practice theory. Parents were surveyed and blogs and comments selections were examined to determine whether a communities of practice perspective would be appropriate as a construct to examine parents’ online interactions, and whether parents could gain similar benefits to those found from face-to-face parent support groups. This study provides evidence to support the utility of parents’ online interactions and the relevance of a community of practice perspective as analyzed with the components of Wenger’s (1998) Communities of Practice Theory. | en |
| dc.description.department | Educational Psychology | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1593 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.subject | Community of practice | en |
| dc.subject | Wenge | en |
| dc.subject | Parents | en |
| dc.subject | Online learning | en |
| dc.subject | Informal learning | en |
| dc.subject | Blog | en |
| dc.subject | Online interaction | en |
| dc.subject | Support | en |
| dc.subject | Benefits | en |
| dc.subject | Parenting | en |
| dc.title | Parents learning online : informal education on parenting through online interactions examined from a community of practice perspective | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Educational Psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Educational Psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |