This study investigates and explores faculty perceptions toward Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) during the implementation of ETDs at a university located in the southern portion the United States. Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College (LSU) is the flagship university for the state of Louisiana and one of only 25 universities nationwide holding both land-grant and sea-grant status. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classified LSU as Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive.
Chapter 1 provides the rationale for this study, the importance of higher education, the importance and role of the faculty advisor in graduate education as influencing the effectiveness of research as collaborator by offering his or her interest, motivation, ability, and preparation in assisting the graduate masters or doctoral student. Chapter 2 examines the current literature concerning the emergence of ETDs, the move to ETDs, and the reasons for a needs assessment from faculty, and anatomy of a ETD as they apply to the changing realities and diffusion of innovation in higher education. Chapter 3 presents the methodology and description of the population sample, instrumentation, and data analysis applied in/to the study. Chapter 4 investigates the findings of the study by analyzing by SPSS each answer to survey questions, as was statistically appropriate and further studying if any significant relationships existed between two select variables. Chapter 5 provides the summary, conclusions, and future recommendations. The appendices contain select answers to the survey questions by diverse faculty. As one responded said, This is the 21st century, hop on board.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-0709102-111850 |
| Date | 11 July 2002 |
| Creators | Goldsmith, Ursula Irene Anna |
| Contributors | Geraldine Holmes, Satish Verma, Michael F. Burnett, Robert C. Ward, Richard A. Nelson |
| Publisher | LSU |
| Source Sets | Louisiana State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0709102-111850/ |
| Rights | unrestricted, I hereby grant to LSU or its agents the right to archive and to make available my thesis or dissertation in whole or in part in the University Libraries in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all proprietary rights, such as patent rights. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis or dissertation. |
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