Mimirinis, Mike ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1835-9348, Ventouris, Annita and Wright, Elina (2023) Variation in Black students’ conceptions of academic support. British Educational Research Journal (00). pp. 1-19. ISSN 0141-1926

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Abstract

The persistence of degree-awarding gaps and anti-Black racism warrant an exploration of the quality and effectiveness of academic support offered to Black undergraduate students in British higher education, and how such support is perceived by students. Our phenomenographic study found that Black students’ conceptions of academic support range from broad expectations of help with their studies to more advanced understandings of their own agency and the context of academic support. Our results highlight that attempts to enhance academic support should revisit three interconnected areas: what type of academic support is provided, where, and by whom. Most importantly, we propose a new inclusive direction that replaces existing deficit models with approaches that will strengthen Black students’ agential effectiveness within historically White institutions.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.1002/berj.3921
Additional Information:	Gold OA - Read and Publish
Keywords:	academic support, black students, phenomenography, racial inequities
Subjects:	Education > Academic cultures Education
Depositing User:	Mike Mimirinis
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2023 10:19
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2024 11:26
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10453

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