A year in the life of an Open University student in the United Kingdom

Prospects ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazira Ismail
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
University Student ◽  
Open University ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals New Ways of Mediating Learning: Investigating the implications of adopting open educational resources for tertiary education at an institution in the United Kingdom as compared to one in South Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Wilson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Open University ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Entry Requirements

Access to education is not freely available to all. Open Educational Resources (OERs) have the potential to change the playing field in terms of an individual’s right to education. The Open University in the United Kingdom was founded almost forty years ago on the principle of ‘open’ access with no entry requirements necessary. The University develops innovative high quality multiple media distance-learning courses. In a new venture called OpenLearn, The Open University is making its course materials freely available worldwide on the Web as OERs ( see http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn). How might other institutions make use of these distance-learning materials? The paper starts by discussing the different contexts wherein two institutions operate and the inequalities that exist between them. One institution is a university based in South Africa and the other is a college located in the United Kingdom. Both institutions, however, deliver distance-learning courses. The second part of the paper discusses preliminary findings when OERs are considered for tertiary education at these two institutions. The findings emphasise some of the opportunities and challenges that exist if these two institutions adopt OERs.

scholarly journals University student well-being in the United Kingdom: a scoping review of its conceptualisation and measurement

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Alyson L. Dodd ◽  
Michael Priestley ◽  
Katie Tyrrell ◽  
Sebastien Cygan ◽  
Catherine Newell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
University Student ◽  
The United Kingdom

The voice of students from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Joan Simons ◽  
Silice Patrice Belton
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
White Students ◽  
Large Distance ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Open University ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Minority Ethnic

The Open University is a large, distance-learning university, serving all four nations of the United Kingdom (UK) and provides education for most of its students through open entry, meaning that no prior qualifications are necessary. At the OU, we have a low percentage of students who come from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background, ranging from 4% to 13% depending on their programme of study. However, due to the high student population at the Open University, that low percentage amounts to thousands of students. We were keen to hear from our BAME students, as we are aware of a challenging awarding gap between these students and white students. We ran three focus groups with a total of ten students from a BAME background, and asked about issues such as being valued, inclusion, a sense of belonging and feeling represented. This was the first time that BAME students had been asked about their views in this way. We found that although there were positive insights, students were uncomfortable engaging in forums, lacked a sense of belonging and did not feel represented in the curriculum. By encouraging these students to give voice to their concerns, we heard, for the first time, some of the issues they are dealing with that need to be addressed.

A comparison of the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UK-CAT) with a traditional admission selection process

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishan Fernando ◽  
Gordon Prescott ◽  
Jennifer Cleland ◽  
Kathryn Greaves ◽  
Hamish McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Aptitude Test ◽  
The United Kingdom

Research on Schizophrenia: A View From the United Kingdom

1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 800-801
Author(s):  
Michael F. Pogue-Geile
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The United Kingdom
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