Emotional Presence in a Relationship of Inquiry: The Case of One-to-One Online Math Coaching
Abstract
Emotions have been confirmed to be a critical component of the process of learning. In the online Community of Inquiry theoretical framework, and the recently suggested online Relationship of Inquiry framework, emotions are considered a subsection of social presence. In this study, the concept of emotional presence is examined. This examination occurs within the Relationship of Inquiry framework, developed to analyze one-to-one online coaching. A survey of online coaches and a transcript coding procedure from the online coaching service Math Coach provide the data for the study. The results indicate that a Relationship of Inquiry framework consisting of cognitive, social, teaching, and emotional presence enhances the exploration of one-to-one online coaching settings. The interpretation of these results identifies emotional presence as an essential and distinct part of one-to-one online math coaching.
Keywords
Online coaching, Relationship of Inquiry, Community of Inquiry, Emotion, Emotional presence
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v20i1.563
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