Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Abstract
Research indicates teacher isolation is a significant problem affecting teachers. The purpose of this study was to determine whether teachers who had access to electronic mail in the school setting felt less isolated than teachers who did not have access to electronic mail. High School teachers from four high school were asked to complete a survey on their feelings of isolation from colleagues, administrators, and secretarial staff. Two of the high schools were using electronic mail while the other two schools did not. Results were tabulated and at-test was done to determine whether teachers feelings of isolation were significantly reduced when they had access to electronic mail. The results indicated that teachers who had access to electronic mail felt less isolated from colleagues, administrators, and secretarial staff than those teachers who did not have access to electronic mail.
Year of Submission
1993
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Sharon E. Smaldino
Date Original
1993
Object Description
1 PDF file (39 leaves)
Copyright
©1993 Steve Peiffer
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Peiffer, Steven, "The effects of electronic mail on teacher isolation" (1993). Graduate Research Papers. 3102.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/3102
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