An Evaluation of the Adoption of An Innovation: Cai With Plato in a Nursing Program

Parkland College's Nursing Program was awarded a Health, Education, and Welfare Special Projects Grant to develop and implement PLATO lessons in a maternity nursing course. This study evaluated the effects of the innovation of the program, describing events occurring during the project years 1974-1977 and the factors influencing the spread of CAI prior to and following the grant period, 1968-1973 and 1977-1981, respectively. Case study methodology was used to describe events from various perspectives. Data were gathered about expectations as well as actual events through observations, questionnaires, interviews, and analysis of documents.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Tymchyshyn, Patricia Rudeen

• Education, Vocational

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8303011

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68839