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Sunday, September 15, 2002
http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/SEP02_Issue/article06.html Faculty Perceptions of Bi-National Distance Education between the U.S and Mexico: An Empirical Analysis Martin Feinberg and Roberto Vinaja; University of Texas - Pan American Abstract: Effective bi-national distance education between U.S. universities and students attending Mexican universities is another potential benefit from the growing cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico. A survey of U.S. university faculty members who have taught courses to students in Mexico was conducted. The results indicate that two intrinsic motivators, satisfaction/enjoyment and desire to keep up with technology, are the greatest incentives for U.S. faculty to participate in bi-national distance education between the U.S. and Mexico. Extrinsic motivators that ranked high are extra pay and opportunities to obtain grants. U.S. university faculty members rank helping students overcome traveling and scheduling barriers as their strongest perceptions of bi-national distance education between the U.S and Mexico. In addition, U.S. university faculty members rank complicated technical requirements as the lowest perception regarding bi-national distance education....
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