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Direct linkAlexander Hensby, Editor; Barbara Adewumi, Editor – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
This book examines the structural and cultural factors that explain the persistence of an attainment gap between white and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) students in UK universities. So-called 'deficit' approaches have long represented the orthodoxy in higher education strategy-making, yet they overlook the structural and institutional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Minority Group Students, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment
Download full textCaldwell, Elizabeth Frances; Hyams-Ssekasi, Denis – Journal of International Students, 2016
Much of the literature on international students centres on their experiences once they arrive in their host countries. This study explores the preparations of Black-African students for leaving their home countries to study abroad. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 50 Black-African students studying at one British university. The…
Descriptors: Blacks, Study Abroad, Student Adjustment, Foreign Countries
English, Hilary – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
This paper presents the findings of a study on software development students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds that have dropped out of universities which have a strong research emphasis. In the UK, these universities are generally part of the Russell Group of Universities. The participants were all male, mainly black, working class and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economically Disadvantaged, College Students, Research Universities
