ERIC Number: EJ1217921
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0555-7747
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Equitable Higher Education: Students' Perspective on Access to Resources, Participation, and Educational Outcomes
Parveen, Iram; Awan, Riffat-un-Nisa
Bulletin of Education and Research, v41 n1 p185-201 Apr 2019
Equity refers to fairness in education, which represents all irrespective of any differences with the goal of access, participation and progression in education. The study, thus, analyzed students' equity in terms of access, participation and outcomes at higher education. The data had been collected from 641 students enrolled in three public sector general universities of the Punjab using multistage sampling technique. The tool of the study was a self-developed questionnaire, comprising 65 items on Likert-type scale. The quantitative data analysis included percentage analysis, correlation, "t-test" and ANOVA. The study confirmed the link of equitable access and equitable participation to equitable educational outcomes. The results presented the less positive situation of equity in public sector higher education, whether related to equitable access to resources, equitable participation and equitable educational outcomes. Significant differences were also observed in students' equity, with respect to family income and mother education. Findings suggested that the education system needed to commit to the principle of fairness leading to equitable higher education.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Student Attitudes, Access to Education, Outcomes of Education, Public Colleges, Universities, Foreign Countries, Correlation, Family Financial Resources, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Social Justice, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Educational Resources, Classroom Environment, Rural Urban Differences, Teacher Expectations of Students
Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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