Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners in a Christian Online Higher Education Environment

Autor/inn/en	Cole, Brian E.; Butcher, Jennifer T.
Titel	Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners in a Christian Online Higher Education Environment
Quelle	In: Christian Higher Education, 22 (2023) 3-4, S.291-307 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-3759
DOI	10.1080/15363759.2023.2220677
Schlagwörter	Student Needs; Diversity; Christianity; Electronic Learning; Religious Colleges; Technology Uses in Education; Equal Education; Academic Achievement; Minority Group Students; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Christentum; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schulleistung
Abstract	With the growth of online higher education and the increasing diversification of college and university students, there is a need to focus on addressing the inequities of online learning and responding to the needs of diverse students. Students experience greater challenges in academic performance and in persisting and completing online programs, especially among particular student subgroups and course subject areas. Although research has identified some of the facilitating factors and barriers to online student persistence in coursework, supporting diverse online students requires attention not only to course design and instruction, but also broader institutional commitments. Christian higher education can present unique challenges to these students but might also be able to provide support and remedies that are not immediately available at other types of institutions. This paper synthesizes the literature on the needs of diverse learners in online education and provides an example of how the online campus of Abilene Christian University is attempting to meet the needs of its diverse learners. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01