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An Investigation into the Cultural Sensitivity of the Curriculum : = Its Impact on Students' Engagement in Higher Education.

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Title/Author:	An Investigation into the Cultural Sensitivity of the Curriculum :/
Reminder of title:	Its Impact on Students' Engagement in Higher Education.
Author:	Thomas, Dave S. P.
Description:	1 online resource (315 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-02, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-02B.
Subject:	Higher education. -
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ISBN:	9798841574835

An Investigation into the Cultural Sensitivity of the Curriculum : = Its Impact on Students' Engagement in Higher Education.
Thomas, Dave S. P.

An Investigation into the Cultural Sensitivity of the Curriculum :Its Impact on Students' Engagement in Higher Education. - 1 online resource (315 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-02, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kent (United Kingdom), 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

Imperatives to eliminate racial inequalities in UK higher education (HE) have led to calls for diversification of curricula. Qualitative evidence is growing about ethnic minority students' perceptions of their curricula and its impact on them. Yet, there are no specific quantitative instruments to facilitate larger-scale evaluation of curricular diversification and its impact on students. In this study, I examined the relationship between university students' perceptions of the cultural sensitivity of their curriculum and their engagement, as measured by students' interactions with their teachers and their interest in their programme of study. To do so, a new set of four Culturally Sensitive Curriculum Scales (CSCS) was conceptualised and developed, making a significant, original conceptual and methodological contribution. An ethnically diverse sample (N=262) rated the cultural sensitivity of the curriculum of their programme of study, their interactions with teachers, and their interest. Ethnic minority students (N=157) perceived their curriculum as less culturally sensitive on all four dimensions of the CSCS, reported fewer academic interactions with teachers, and had lower levels of interest than White students (N=100). Each of the four Culturally Sensitive Curriculum Scales was significantly related to academic interactions with teachers and to interest. Regression analyses showed that all dimensions of cultural sensitivity mediated effects of ethnicity on interactions with teachers. Two dimensions of cultural sensitivity (Diversity Represented and Challenge Power) mediated effects of ethnicity on interest. Therefore, ensuring curricula are diverse and critical may support minority ethnic students' engagement and, in turn, may contribute to reducing achievement gaps. Further implications are discussed.

Electronic reproduction.
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2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798841574835Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Higher education.
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