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Students' Perceptions of the Academic Environment and Approaches to Studying in British Postgraduate Business Education
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Sun, Haoda; Richardson, John T. E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
Recent research on student learning in higher education has identified clear associations between variations in students' perceptions of the academic environment and variations in their study behaviour. This study investigated a general theoretical model linking students' demographic characteristics, perceptions and study behaviour with measures…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Business Education, Higher Education
Conceptions of Learning and Approaches to Studying among White and Ethnic Minority Students in Distance Education
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Richardson, John T. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Background: The attainment of White students at UK institutions of higher education tends to be higher than that of students from other ethnic groups, but the causes of this are unclear. Aims: This study compared White students and students from other ethnic groups in their conceptions of learning, their approaches to studying, and their academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Student Attitudes, Distance Education
Students' Perceptions of Academic Quality and Approaches to Studying in Distance Education
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Richardson, John T.E. – British Educational Research Journal, 2005
Attempts to demonstrate a relationship between students' approaches to studying in higher education and their perceptions of their academic context have been bedevilled by limitations of the research instruments and the problem of aggregating students' perceptions and approaches across different course units. The extended version of the Course…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Study Habits, Student Attitudes