Closing The Attainment Gap
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There is a significant gap between the proportion of UK-domiciled BME students who receive a First Class Honours (1st) or an Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) and the proportion of white British students.
In 2012/13, only 57.1% of UK-domiciled BME students gained a 2:1 or above, compared with 73.2% of white British students – a gap of 16.1% (Equality Challenge Unit, 2017).
Research shows that the attainment gap differs significantly among students from different minority ethnic groups. For example, in 2012/13:
- 64.4% of Indian students were awarded a top degree (a degree attainment gap of 8.8%)
- 63.9% of Chinese students (a gap of 9.3%)
- 54.2% of Pakistani students (a gap of 19.0%)
- 43.8% of Black Other students (a gap of 29.4%)
(Equality Challenge Unit, 2017).
Publications
Publications
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Improving the degree attainment of black and minority ethnic students
Equality Challenge Unit
A commentary on how to support BME students to achieve better degrees, includes different institutional approaches
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Ethnicity and Degree Attainment
Department for Education and Skills, 2007.
A study of 65,000 HE students in 2007 showed that after controlling for many variables for some students 'being from a minority ethnic community is still statistically significant in explaining final attainment'.
Resources
Resources
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Practical Receipes for Student Success (PReSS)
Chester University
A teaching and learning toolkit to support students with building their academic study skills.
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Re-thinking belonging
Derby University
Dr Nicholas Bowskill considers why a sense of belonging is a key indicator for student retention
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