Richardson, J. T. E.
(2012).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2010.534767 |
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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. The present study confirmed this trend in students who were taking courses by distance learning with the UK’s Open University. It was apparent in students of all ages apart from the youngest, and it was largely independent of their gender, academic background, and socio-economic circumstances, or the particular course being taken. Students’ interactions with teachers and other students are attenuated in distance education, and so the results suggest that the explanation for the attainment gap in ethnic minority students must be sought elsewhere than in the nature of their relationships with teachers and other students.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2012 Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1469-297X |
| Academic Unit/School: | Learning Teaching and Innovation (LTI) > Institute of Educational Technology (IET) Learning Teaching and Innovation (LTI) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 24557 |
| Depositing User: | John T. E. Richardson |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jan 2011 15:35 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2017 11:14 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/24557 |
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