Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training

Gertrude Dudınk; Zane Berge

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Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training

Abstract

Many distance training case studies identify distance training leadership as bottom-up, whereas much of the literature suggests a need for strategic, top-down approaches. With change management as an overarching framework, approaches to sustaining distance training that originate at different levels of the organization are explored. Special attention is paid to the content of the change messages involved, guided by Rogers’ five attributes of innovations. Research of change management and distance training literature suggests a combination of approaches that should fit the organizational culture as well as correctly address genuine concerns at the various organizational levels. A properly balanced approach could lead to new levels of communication and understanding in a learning organization and to distance training being sustained as a business process.

Keywords

Distance Training; Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches., Sustaining Distance

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Gertrude Dudınk This is me

Zane Berge This is me

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September 1, 2006

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February 27, 2015

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Dudınk, G., & Berge, Z. (2006). Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 7(3), 144-153. https://izlik.org/JA26ZS28ZG

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1.Dudınk G, Berge Z. Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training. TOJDE. 2006;7(3):144-153. https://izlik.org/JA26ZS28ZG

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Dudınk, Gertrude, and Zane Berge. 2006. “Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 7 (3): 144-53. https://izlik.org/JA26ZS28ZG.

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Dudınk G, Berge Z (September 1, 2006) Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 7 3 144–153.

IEEE

[1]G. Dudınk and Z. Berge, “Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training”, TOJDE, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 144–153, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26ZS28ZG

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Dudınk, Gertrude - Berge, Zane. “Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 7/3 (September 1, 2006): 144-153. https://izlik.org/JA26ZS28ZG.

JAMA

1.Dudınk G, Berge Z. Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training. TOJDE. 2006;7:144–153.

MLA

Dudınk, Gertrude, and Zane Berge. “Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training”. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, vol. 7, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 144-53, https://izlik.org/JA26ZS28ZG.

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1.Gertrude Dudınk, Zane Berge. Balancing Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Sustaining Distance Training. TOJDE [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;7(3):144-53. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26ZS28ZG

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