Share Paper: Cognitive Apprenticeship and the Use of Technology to Support Students in Non-Traditional, Cohort-Based Doctoral Education Programs

  1. John Hineman, Robert Morris University, United States
  2. George Semich, Robert Morris University, United States

Abstract: Abstract: This paper reports the results from a qualitative case study that applied an action research methodology to explore technology-based structured support of doctoral candidates conducting research and working toward the completion of the written research dissertation. The paper applies aspects of the cognitive apprenticeship model as a framework for discussing such structured support. The researchers analyzed data collected from an online wiki used as part of summer research seminar attended by a student cohort of non-traditional doctoral students and a focus group held after the conclusion of the seminar. Researchers found that the technology-based support was well received and ...