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Case Study: Enhancing the Learning Experiences of BAME Students at a University: The University Role.

Lim, H-J., 2022. Case Study: Enhancing the Learning Experiences of BAME Students at a University: The University Role. Social Policy and Society, 21 (1), 131-141.

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DOI: 10.1017/S1474746421000634

Abstract

This case study examines the role of a university and academics in improving the learning experiences of BAME students, drawing on student-led participatory action research with Social Sciences BAME students at Bournemouth University (BU henceforth) between 2018-2020. The paper seeks to illuminate the critical role of the university by focusing on three inter-related facets at macro, meso and micro levels (Bronfenbrenner, 1979): financial and temporal/spatial support for students; collaboration between academic staff at departmental and faculty levels to address any issues that arose from student meetings; and its consequential impact on student wellbeing, self-worth and their overall engagement in their learning. I argue that to achieve the utmost improvement in BAME students' learning experiences, these different levels of the support system need to work together. I further argue that maximising the potentiality of 'ethnic capital' (Modood, 2004) could be a powerful resource that could bring significant changes to the experiences of BAME students and subsequent outcomes of their learning during and after university.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1474-7464
Additional Information:Themed Issue: ’Race’, Learning and Teaching in Social Policy
Uncontrolled Keywords:BAME students; ethnic capital; institutional support; participatory action research
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:36489
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:11 Jan 2022 16:58
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:32

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