Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


Rachel Stehle Dissertation Final.pdf (877.51 KB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Inclusive Access Programs: A Single Embedded Case Study Exploring Student and Faculty Perspectives at a Community College

Stehle, Rachel M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1682691849042532

Abstract Details

2023, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Foundations of Education.
The proliferation of educational technology currently marketed by textbook publishers reflects the neoliberal influence in higher education that emphasizes automated, standardized delivery and skills-based curriculum. Inclusive access programs are publisher developed digital packages that include access to digital course materials at a lower cost to the student, claiming to provide equitable access despite evidence that a digital divide still exists. This embedded single-case study is a critical analysis of the decision-making power of faculty and administrators as it relates to the adoption of inclusive access programs at a community college. The purpose is to explore if the adoption of inclusive access contributes to inequality in the form of digital structural violence. Hegemony is used as the theoretical framework. Data collection methods include student and faculty focus groups, faculty and administrator interviews, and faculty and student surveys. Findings indicate that while faculty members do hold some hegemonic power, the greater hegemonic force belongs to publishers and bookstores. Student data shows an appreciation for the lower cost and immediate access, but they prefer printed textbooks for academic reading. The data also suggests the possibility that inclusive access contributes to digital structural violence, but further research is needed.
Edward Janak (Committee Chair)
Vicki Dagostino (Committee Member)
Christine Fox (Committee Member)
R. William Ayres (Committee Member)
Community Colleges; Education; Educational Sociology; Higher Education; Technology
Digital Structural Violence; Neoliberalism; Hegemony; Structural Violence; Higher Education; Community College; Inclusive Access; Educational Technology; Antonio Gramsci; Johan Galtung

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Stehle, R. M. (2023). Inclusive Access Programs: A Single Embedded Case Study Exploring Student and Faculty Perspectives at a Community College [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1682691849042532

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stehle, Rachel. Inclusive Access Programs: A Single Embedded Case Study Exploring Student and Faculty Perspectives at a Community College . 2023. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1682691849042532.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stehle, Rachel. "Inclusive Access Programs: A Single Embedded Case Study Exploring Student and Faculty Perspectives at a Community College ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1682691849042532

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

toledo1682691849042532
162
© 2023, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by University of Toledo and OhioLINK.