Abstract

McMillan and Chavis (1986 McMillan, D. W., & Chavis, D. M. (1986). Sense of community: A definition and theory. Journal of Community Psychology, 14(1), 6–23. https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6629(198601)14:1 < 6::AIDJCOP2290140103 > 3.0.CO;2-I[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) defined a psychological sense of community (PSC) as feelings of influence, membership, integration, and shared emotional connection. The importance of PSC to graduate student success has been established, but to date, no one has examined the extent to which PSC predicts student thriving when data is disaggregated by instructional modality. The purpose of this study was to determine whether PSC contributes to student thriving to a greater extent for online learners than for those in face-to-face or hybrid programs. Data from the 2018 Graduate Thriving Quotient^TM survey administration were analyzed. Analyses of variance determined there were no statistically significant differences in levels of thriving or PSC between the modalities. Multiple hierarchical regression analysis confirmed that PSC accounted for a larger percentage of variance in Thriving Quotient scores among online learners (20.6%) than for either hybrid learners (12.9% of variance) or face-to-face learners (7.5%). This finding suggests that when the proportion of the degree program that is conducted online increases, PSC becomes even more important to students’ thriving.

摘要

麦克米兰和查维斯 ( 1986 McMillan, DW和Chavis, DM ( 1986 )。社区意识：定义和理论。社区心理学杂志，14 (1), 6 – 23。https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6629(198601)14:1 < 6::AIDJCOP2290140103 > 3.0.CO;2-I [Crossref], [Web of Science®]  , [Google Scholar]) 将心理社区感 (PSC) 定义为影响感、成员感、融合感和共享情感联系。PSC 对研究生成功的重要性已经确定，但迄今为止，还没有人研究过当按教学方式分解数据时，PSC 预测学生蓬勃发展的程度。本研究的目的是确定 PSC 是否有助于在线学习者比面对面或混合课程的学生在更大程度上茁壮成长。数据来自 2018 年毕业生 Thriving Quotient ^TM调查管理进行了分析。方差分析确定，两种模式之间的繁荣或 PSC 水平在统计学上没有显着差异。多元层次回归分析证实，与混合学习者（12.9% 的方差）或面对面学习者（7.5%）相比，PSC 在在线学习者（20.6%）的 Thriving Quotient 分数中占更大比例的差异。这一发现表明，当在线学位课程的比例增加时，PSC 对学生的成长变得更加重要。