Berge, Zane L.2019-11-202019-11-202011-01-28Berge, Zane L.; A Tangled Web Indeed: The Difficulty of Developing a Research Agenda for Distance Education; https://learningdesign.psu.edu/assets/uploads/deos/deosnews11_10.pdf;http://hdl.handle.net/11603/16380This article reviews the basic structure of distance education research as it currently exists in the literature. It also reviews the literature that has made recommendations for priorities to be set within distance education research. It is my contention here, however, that while there is a need to narrow or prioritize the most productive areas that should appear on a research agenda in distance education, the field remains too complex to gain consensus necessary for such a consistent or unifying framework to emerge.22 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.distance educationdistance education researchresearch agendaconsensusunifying frameworkUMBC Instructional System DesignText