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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Perceptions of Quality and Approaches to Studying in Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Chinese and British Postgraduate Students at Six British Business Schools
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Sun, Haoda; Richardson, John T. E. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
Previous studies of "the Chinese learner" have confounded the effects of culture and context or have used heterogeneous samples of students. In this study, 134 British students and 207 students from mainland China following 1-year postgraduate programmes at six British business schools completed the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Response Style (Tests), Factor Structure
The Role of Ethnicity in the Attainment and Experiences of Graduates in Distance Education
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Richardson, John T. E. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
In the UK, the attainment of White graduates (as measured by the class of honours that they have been awarded) tends to be higher than that of graduates from other ethnic groups. This is apparent, in particular, in graduates who have taken courses by distance learning with the Open University. Analysis of data from Open University graduates over…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Ethnic Groups, College Graduates
Conceptions of Learning in Adult Students Embarking on Distance Education
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Makoe, Mpine; Richardson, John T. E.; Price, Linda – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2008
A 60-item questionnaire on conceptions of learning was mailed to students taking preparatory courses by distance learning with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Complete data were provided by 372 respondents. Their scores on six factor-based scales showed satisfactory internal consistency, cluster analysis identified five groups of…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Learning, Distance Education
Motives, Attitudes and Approaches to Studying in Distance Education
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Richardson, John T. E. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2007
This study investigated the relationships between demographic characteristics, motives and attitudes to studying, self-reported study behaviour and measures of outcome. Students taking courses by distance learning received a postal survey containing a short form of the Motivated Strategies and Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) and the Revised…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation, Study Habits