Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of an Online Charter School

The Nature of Parental Interactions in an Online Charter School

“…This positive relationship may be a reflection of parents' concerns regarding their children's social development (Cavanaugh et al 2004) and their desire for their children to interact socially with their peers (Shoaf 2007).…”

College students’ experience of emergency remote teaching due to COVID-19

“…Thus far, there have been studies done focusing on online class experience. The results of one of these indicate that academic achievements at online schools are better than those at similar traditional schools ( Shoaf, 2007 ). Barnett-Queen, Blair, and Merrick (2005) found many college students to be able to learn in online discussions and that such discussions are not inferior to those in traditional face-to-face discussions.…”

The Nature of Parental Engagement at an Online Charter High School

“…Learning coaches are commonly used by cyber schools and typically assume many of the administrative and supervisory roles that are typically performed by teachers in a face-to-face environment (Hasler Waters, Barbour, & Menchaca, 2014). Shoaf (2007) also explained that learning coaches of young students might grade and compile students' work for the online instructor to review. Hasler Waters found that parents acting as learning coaches engaged in encouraging, reinforcing, modeling, and instructing activities similar to those described by Sandler (1995, 2005).…”