The community of inquiry instrument: Validation and results in online health care disciplines

This descriptive study using survey design sought to establish the efficacy of the Community of Inquiry instrument utilized in a study published by Shea and Bidjerano in Shea and Bidjerano, 2009a, Shea and Bidjerano, 2009b exploring an online community of business students in a multi-institutional study. The current study sought to validate the instrument with a population of students in three health care disciplines (nursing, physical therapy...