Resilience and shared commitment of the learning community were crucial for the program's sustainability during economic and environmental challenges¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Faculty resilience and shared commitment, including organic and flexible involvement of a larger learning community in supervision and administrative duties, sustained the program through challenges. → Jarkko Suhonen · Erkki Sutinen 2022

Evidence¶

Jarkko Suhonen · Erkki Sutinen 2022¶

Jarkko Suhonen · Erkki Sutinen. (2022). Critical events and pivotal factors as tools for analyzing the sustainability of online study programs. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-022-10133-9

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Authors' lessons-learned reflection from the narrative analysis of the IMPDET program's critical events. They identify "the ability to redistribute responsibilities, mutual trust among faculty members, and personal ownership toward the studies" as social and ethical lessons. No effect sizes are reported.

"Despite the economic and environmental challenges, the faculty members at the host university were resilient and decided to continue running the studies."

Discussion¶

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