Publications

• Saba, F. (In press). The future of distance education: An agenda for research and development.
• Saba, F. and McDowell, D. (March/April 2007). Knowledge management for teachers: Concepts and tools. Educational Technology.
• Saba, F. (2006). The new academy: a dynamic vision for a postmodern era of distance education. In Beaudoin, M. (Ed.). Perspectives on higher education in the digital age. . (pp. 259-276). NY: Nova Science Publishers.
• Saba. F. (2005). Critical issues in distance education: A report from the United States. Distance Education, 26 (2), 255–272.
• Howell, S., F. Saba, N. Lindsay, and P. Williams (2004). Seven Strategies for enabling faculty Success in Distance education. Internet and Higher Education, An International Journal, Volume 7, Number 1. (An Elsevier Publication, Pergamon Press.
• Saba, F. (2003).Evolution of research in distance education: An American perspective. Journal of China Distance Education. (196-208). In Zhang, W. (Ed.). Global perspectives: Philosophy and practice in distance education. China Central Radio & Television University Press.
• Saba, F. (2003). [Review of Kahn, B. (2001). Web-based Training. (Ed.), Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications]. The American Journal of Distance Education 17 (2), 137-139.
• Saba, F. (2003). Distance education theory, methodology, and epistemology: A pragmatic paradigm. (pp. 3-20). In Moore, M. G., Anderson, W. G. (Eds). Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Saba, F. (2002) Cost of higher education, reduced resources. San Diego, CA: Distance-Educator.com. Retrieved from the World Wide Web. http://www.distance-educator.com/saba/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1/.
• Saba, F. (2002). The Year Ahead: "Conceptual confusion" in distance education. San Diego, CA: Distance-Educator.com. Retrieved from the World Wide Web http://www.distance-educator.com/saba/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4/.
• Saba, F., Shearer, R. L., Haakenson, V. (2002). Student support services in distance education. San Diego, CA: Distance-Educator.com.
• Saba, F., Agree, J., Haakenson, V. (2002). Faculty and distance education: Development, tenure and promotion. San Diego, CA: Distance-Educator.com.
• Saba, F., Shearer, R. L. (2002). Copyright issues in distance education. San Diego, CA: Distance-Educator.com.
• Saba, F. (2000). Research in Distance Education: A Status Report Retrieved August 17, 2000 on the World Wide Web: http://www.irrodl.org/content/vl.1/farhad.pdf/.
• Saba, F. (Ed.) (1995- Present) Distance-Educator.com Daily News. On the World Wide Web: http://www.distace-educator.com.
• Saba, F. (Ed.) (1995-2000) (Monthly Publication). Distance Education Report, Madison, WI: Magna Publications Inc.
• Saba, F. (1999). Towards a systems theory of distance education. The American Journal of Distance Education, 13 (2), 24-31.
• Saba, F. (April, 1999) Designing instruction for the distant learner. Distance Education Report, 3 (4), 1,7.
• Saba, F. (March, 1999) Supporting students: Online learner services. Distance Education Report, 3 (3), 1,3.
• Saba, F. (February, 1999) Helping students learn online: Learning how to learn. Distance Education Report, 3 (2), 1.
• Saba, F. (January, 1999) The death of distance and the rise of the network society. Distance Education Report, 3 (1) 1-2.
• Saba, F. (October 1998) Illuminating practice: Two recent outstanding studies. Distance Education Report, 2 (10), 3.
• Saba, F. (October, 1998) Higher education in the age of the knowledge economy. Distance Education Report, 2 (10), 3.
• Saba, F. (September, 1998) The year ahead: Will distance education enter the mainstream? Distance Education Report, 2 (9), 1, 5.
• Saba, F. (August, 1998) Strategies for enhancing web-based instruction. Distance Education Report (Special Report), 7-8.
• Saba, F. (August, 1998) What faculty need to put their courses on the web. Distance Education Report (Special Report), 3-4.
• Saba, F. (August, 1998) For higher education, it is a world wide web. Distance Education Report (Special Report), 1-2.
• Saba, F. (August, 1998) Discontent with the use of technology in higher education. Distance Education Report 2 (8), 1-2.
• Saba, F. (May, 1999) Is distance education comparable to “traditional education?” Distance Education Report. 2, (5), 5.
• Saba, F. (1997). Distance education and economic development in the post-industrial United States. Open Praxis, 1(1), 15-17.
• Saba, F. (1996). From development communications to systems thinking: A post-modern analysis of distance education in developing countries. In Thompson, M. (Ed.). Internationalism in distance education: A vision for higher education. Monograph No. 10. The Pennsylvania State University: American Center for the Study of Distance Education.
• Saba, F. (1996). Defining concepts in distance education. Madison, WI: Magna Publications.
• Saba, F. (1996). Dede’s distributed learning: A systemic perspective. The American Journal of Distance Education, 10 (2), 60-64.
• Saba, F. (1995). Higher Education and Distance Learning. Long Beach, CA: Office of the Chancellor, California State University.
• Saba, F. (1995). Linking learning theory to distance education theory: A systems dynamic approach. Proceedings of the Third Invitational Symposium on Research in Distance Education. The Pennsylvania State University, Saba, F. (1994). Educational radio and television of Iran 1973-1978: A retrospective. Educational Technology Research and Development, 42 (2), 73-84.
• Saba, F. (1994). The information super highway. The American Journal of Distance Education, 8 (3), 84-87.
• Shearer, R. L., & Saba, F. (1994). Perceptions of learner control and autonomy using compressed, and desktop video. In Gibson, C. C. (ed.), Proceedings of The Tenth Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Saba, F. , & Shearer, R. L. (1994). Verifying key theoretical concepts in a dynamic model of distance education. The American Journal of Distance Education, 8 (1), 36-59.
• Saba, F. (1993). [Review of Integrated Media]. The American Journal of Distance Education, 7 (2), 82-85.
• Saba, F. (1993). Training distance educators for converging technologies. In D. Carey, R. Carey, D. A. Willis, & J. Willis (Eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual 1993. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Saba, F. (1993). Systems analysis of integrated distance education by discourse. In American Center for the Study of Distance Education Research Monograph, 8.
• Saba, F. , & Shearer, R. L. (1993). Verifying key constructs in the dynamic theory of distance education. In Gibson, C. C. (ed.), Proceedings of The Ninth Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning. (pp. 139-146). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Saba, F. (1993). Training distance educators for converging technologies. In Carey, D., Carey, R., Willis, D.A., & Willis, J. (Eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual 1993. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
• Saba, F. (1992). Digital media: A platform for converging educational technology preparadigms. In Ely, D.P., & Minor, B.B. (Eds.), Educational Media and Technology Yearbook 1992. (pp. 127-133). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
• Saba, F. (1990). Training future educators for integrated distance education workstations. In Dalton, D. (ed.), Proceedings of The 32nd Annual International Conference of the Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems. (pp. 435-438). San Diego, CA.: ADCIS.
• Saba, F. (1990). [Review of The Computer Revolution in Education: New Technologies for Distance Teaching]. The American Journal of Distance Education, 4 (2), 75-76.
• Allen, B. S., Dodge, B., & Saba, F. (1990). An educational technology curriculum for converging technologies. Educational Technology Research and Development.
• Saba, F. (1989). Video technology. In Gooler, D.D., & Roth, G.L. (Eds.), Sourcebook For Vocational Educators. Northern Illinois University.
• Saba, F. (1989). Tradition and technology: Complementary or contradictory concepts? TechTrends, 34 (1), 31-33.
• Saba, F. (1989). Integrated telecommunications systems and instructional transaction. The American Journal of Distance Education, 2 (3), 17-24.
• Saba, F. , & Twitchell, D. (1988). Integrated Services Digital Networks: How it can be used for distance education. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 17 (1), 15-25.
• Saba, F. (1988). Renewing a basic media production course as an integral part of an educational technology program. International Journal of Instructional Media, 15 (1).
• Saba, F., & Twitchell, D. (1988). Research in distance education: A system modeling approach. The American Journal of Distance Education, 2 (1), 9-24.
• Rossett, A., & Saba, F. (1987). Needs assessment in developing countries. International Journal of Instructional Media, 14 (4).
• Saba, F. (1987). [Review of The Education Utility]. Journal of Instructional Development, 9 (4), 34-35.
• Saba, F. (1984). Conditions of instructional development in developing countries. Journal of Instructional Development, 7 (1), 34-36.
• Saba, F. (1983). Development of instructional technology and the changing learning environment. In Sleeman, P.J., Messineo, L. V. & Rockwell, D.M. (Eds.), Designing Learning Programs and Environments for Students with Special Needs. (pp. 15-24). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
• Saba, F. (1980). Conceptual development of educational technology. International Journal of Instructional Media, 7, 275-283.
• Saba, F. , & Root, G. (1977). Educational television: A new frontier. Proceedings of The International Conference on Cybernetics and Society, IEEE. (pp. 111-114). Washington, D.C.: IEEE Press.
• Saba, F. (1975). Training educational technologists at National Iranian Radio and Television. In Brown, J. & Brown, S. (Eds.), Educational Media Yearbook. 1975 (pp. 132-136). New York: R.R. Bowker.