Creating a model to examine motivation for sustained engagement in online communities

被引：11

作者：

Seddon, Kathy ^{[1
]}

Skinner, Nigel C. ^{[2
]}

Postlethwaite, Keith C. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Coll Sch Leadership, Nottingham NG8 1DH, England

[2] Univ Exeter, Sch Educ & Lifelong Learning, St Lukes Campus,Heavitree Rd, Exeter EX1 2LU, Devon, England

来源：

EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES | 2008年 / 13卷 / 01期

关键词：

Dynamic model of motivation; Sustained online engagement; Asynchronous virtual collaboration;

D O I：

10.1007/s10639-007-9048-2

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This paper considers factors that influenced long-term engagement in an online community. It draws on a case study of a 6 year online collaboration amongst a group of European teachers. The email interchange between these teachers was, with their agreement, saved and used as research data; intensive group interviews were also conducted, involving all the participants in the online group. Dynamic motivation models and Csikszentmihalyi's concept of motivational flow were used to create a theoretical framework to analyse the email interchanges and group interview data so as to build an understanding of the teachers' commitment to the online community. As a result of the analysis, the existing theoretical models were modified to produce a new combined model. This incorporates ideas grounded in the participants' reasons for their sustained engagement in the collaboration. This combined model could provide a basis for planning future virtual interactions and for assessing their sustainability.

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