The Academic Engagement of White and Ethnic Minority Students in Distance Education

Autor/in	Richardson, John T. E.
Titel	The Academic Engagement of White and Ethnic Minority Students in Distance Education
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 31 (2011) 2, S.123-139 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
Schlagwörter	Open Universities; Distance Education; Academic Achievement; White Students; Learner Engagement; Minority Group Students; Electronic Mail; Educational Experience; Cross Cultural Studies; Achievement Gap; Educational Attainment; Ethnicity; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Educational Psychology; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Offene Universität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Schulleistung; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Bildungserfahrung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ethnizität; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Großbritannien
Abstract	At UK institutions of higher education, the academic attainment of White students tends to be higher than that of students from other ethnic groups. A postal survey of Open University students found very little difference in academic engagement in those from different ethnic groups. The differences in pass rates and course grades remained statistically significant even when any effects of differences in academic engagement had been controlled. This is consistent with previous findings that quantitative variations in the attainment of students from different ethnic groups are not reflected in concomitant qualitative variations in their experience of higher education. The explanation for the attainment gap in ethnic minority students must be sought elsewhere than in the nature of their experience of higher education. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10