2008 Schmid, Bernhard & Adams, Jonathan.
Motivation in project management: The project manager’s perspective.
The Project Management Journal.
This article used an online survey to
gather information about how project managers view the importance
of motivation on a production team. The acceptance rate for this journal is 5%.
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2008 Adams, Jonathan. Understanding the
factors that limit the acceptability of online courses and degrees. International
Journal on E-Learning. 7:4.
This research seeks
to discover the level of importance that gatekeepers in the
academe attach to higher education and online learning. The acceptance
rate for this journal is between 10-19%
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a PDF of this article.
2007 Adams, Jonathan, DeFleur, Margaret & Heald,
Gary. The acceptability of online degrees in the health
professions. Communication Education. 56:3, July,
2007.
This article presents the results of
a nationwide survey that asked health care professionals whether a bachelor’s degree, earned entirely
in a traditional manner, half-online, or entirely online is equally
acceptable for professional employment. The acceptance rate for
this journal is 11%
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2007 Adams, Jonathan Then and
now: Lessons from history concerning the merits and problems
of distance education. Journal
of Studies in Media & Information Literacy Education. 7:1,
February 2007
This article is a review of literature
printed between 1898 and 1940 that discussed post-secondary university
extension programs by correspondence. The literature revealed
a striking number of similar problems and successes with online
distance education. The acceptance rate for this journal is 45%
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2007 Adams, Jonathan & Eveland, Vicki;
Marketing online degree programs: How do traditional-residential
programs compete? Journal
of Marketing for Higher Education. 17:1 Spring 2007.
This research examines marketing messages
and strategies employed by online, distance education programs. The acceptance
rate for this journal is 35%
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of this article.
2006 Pompper, Donnalyn., & Adams, Jonathan.
Under the microscope: Mentor protégé relationships
in public relations." Public Relations Review, 32:
3, Fall 2006.
Forty (40) depth interviews were conducted
among Florida-based public relations practitioners to examine
mentor-protégé relationship
dynamics according to gender. The acceptance rate for this journal is 33%.
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of this article
2006 Adams, Jonathan. The part played
by instructional media in distance education. Journal
of Studies in Media & Information
Literacy Education. 6:2, May, 2006.
This article reviews the use of various
online media employed by 406 colleges and universities. The findings
indicate that a majority of web based courses are taught by using
text as the principle media type to transmit information and
that instructional media methods are not clearly articulated.
The acceptance rate for this journal is 45%.
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of this article
2006 Adams, Jonathan & DeFleur, Margaret.
The acceptability of online degrees as a credential for obtaining
professional employment. Communication
Education. 55:1 January, 2006.
This article presents
the results of a nationwide survey that asked business leaders whether degrees earned entirely in a traditional manner,
half-online, or entirely online are equally acceptable for
professional employment. The acceptance rate for this journal
is 11% This article was accepted "without revisions."
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2005 Adams, Jonathan & DeFleur,
Margaret; The acceptabilty of a doctoral degree earned online as
a credential for obtaining a faculty position. American
Journal of Distance Education. 19:2, June 2005.
A national survey was used to assess
the acceptability of a job applicant's qualifications to hiring
committee chairpersons to learn whether a doctoral degrees, earned entirely in a
traditional manner, half online, or entirely online are equally
acceptable credentials. The acceptance rate for this journal
is between 11-20%
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2004 DeFleur, Margaret & Adams, Jonathan.
Acceptability of online Bachelor's Degrees as criteria for admission
to graduate programs. Journal of Computing in Higher
Education. 16:1,
Fall, 2004.
This article presents the results
of a nationwide survey of graduate program deans, associate deans and directors
to learn
whether bachelor’s degrees, earned entirely in a traditional
manner, half online, or entirely online are equally acceptable
credentials. The acceptance rate for this journal is between
21-30%
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of this article.
2003 Adams, Jonathan. Assessing faculty
performance for merit: An academic accomplishment index. Journalism
and Mass Communication Educator. 58:3, Autumn, 2003.
A quantitative procedure was used
to assess the scholarly accomplishments for promotion, tenure
and merit. This academic accomplishment index (AAI) was developed
from a statistical analysis of questionnaire results from university
and college administrators (chairpersons, department heads
and deans). The acceptance rate for this journal is 22% This
article was accepted "without revisions."
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The research on the acceptability of online degrees has received national recognition through the following media outlets:
Feature article: April 20, 2008. Las Vegas Sun. Online learning is higher education’s growth track: Studies find employers, however, favor traditional degrees, but tide may be turning. Charlotte Hsu, Staff Writer.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/apr/19/online-learning-higher-educations-growth-track/
Feature article: January 31, 2008. Tucson Citizen. Kay: Online learning, emotion, people skills: Readers respond. By Andrea Kay | Gannett News Service.
www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/byauthor/75664
Feature article: Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Cincinnati Enquirer. Internet hasn't replaced teacher. By Andrea Kay | Gannett News Service.
http://news.cincinnati.com/
Feature article: November 2007. Newsweek Magazine: Currents. Adrianne Jeffries, Staff Writer.
Feature article: Summer 2007. MyDegree@BU.edu: Online education at BU is clicking with students. But how far should it go? By Chris Berdik, Staff Writer. http://www.bu.edu/alumni/bostonia/2007/summer/onlineedu/
Feature article: January 5, 2007. Chronicle of Higher Education: Employers Often Distrust Online Degrees: Some say they prefer job applicants who earned diplomas the old-fashioned way. Information Technology Section. By Dan Carnevale, Staff Writer
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i18/18a02801.htm
Feature article: November 5, 2006 The Providence Journal: Online degrees and hiring. Providence Jobs section. By Arthur Kimball-Stanley, Staff Writer.
http://www.projo.com/projojobs/content/JO_COMP05_11-05-06_092KV9B.27b59f8.html
Feature article: July, 2006 The New York Times: Special report in ‘NY Times Education Life’ By Alex Wellen, staff reporter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/education/edlife/conted.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0A
&en=40abdedf02107d2a&ex=1154404800
Feature article: January 16, 2006 The Denver Post: Online degrees slowly losing academic stigma Internet-education leaders across U.S. reporting more enrollees. By Jennifer Brown, staff reporter.
Feature article: October 31, 2005. The Ticker. Get your BA online. by Sherry Mazzocchi, staff reporter. Section: News
Feature article: September 23, 2005 Employers prefer degrees like Simpson's (Abridged reprint of the September 23, 2005 Chronicle of Higher Education: Employers Still Prefer Traditional Degrees Over Online Learning, Study Finds” By Dan Carnevale)
http://www.simpson.edu/dal/employerprefer.html
Feature article: September 23, 2005 Chronicle of Higher Education: Employers Still Prefer Traditional Degrees Over Online Learning, Study Finds. By Dan Carnevale, staff reporter.
Feature article: October, 2005 The New York Sun: SUNY Plans Online Push To Entice
Students To Return. By Jacob Gershman, staff reporter.
Feature article: November, 2005 Vol. 25 No. 3 AFT On Campus: Doctoral degrees online: Not ready for prime time.
