This article reports on key aspects of a theory generative study into social presence in text-based online learning environments. The focus of the article is the nature of social presence as experienced by online learners in those environments. Employing a collective case study design, the study accessed online learners' experience-based heuristic…

A study examined the characteristics of the learning process when it is facilitated by computer-mediated communication in nonformal learning contexts. In this paper, learning is defined as the transformation of experience through reflection, conceptualization, and action. Such experiential learning often occurs in dialogue with others.…

Analyzes findings of a major research project examining the school-community interface and communications in New South Wales (Australia) comprehensive high schools. Data from nine Western Sydney schools reveal the significant role of senior school executives, particularly the principal, in developing communication methods in schools and their…