Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance
Situated against the backdrop of a politically fueled ethnic hate between the Northern Region and the rest, this study exposes the relationship between the students' regions of origin and their academic performance in Malawian higher education to contribute to appropriate student support and he...
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| author | Lazarus Obed Livingstone Banda Jin Liu Jane Thokozani Banda Wenhui Zhou |
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| description | Situated against the backdrop of a politically fueled ethnic hate between the Northern Region and the rest, this study exposes the relationship between the students' regions of origin and their academic performance in Malawian higher education to contribute to appropriate student support and healthy study habits. Spearman's rHO indicated weak but statistically significant correlations between one's home region and academic performance. Kruskal Wallis Test (N = 20,263) revealed that no single region outperforms others. Thematic analysis of interview data (N = 15) through NVivo revealed that students believe effort matters more in academic performance irrespective of one's region of origin. Implications for education policy that harness healthy study habits to enhance student achievement, retention, and self-efficacy about success are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd44a1e371254457962545fc5eb4a65e2023-06-03T04:22:26ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-06-0196e16767Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performanceLazarus Obed Livingstone Banda0Jin Liu1Jane Thokozani Banda2Wenhui Zhou3Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, LiangXiang Campus, Fangshan District, Beijing China; Corresponding author.Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, LiangXiang Campus, Fangshan District, Beijing ChinaMinistry of Education Headquarters, Directorate of Higher Education, Lilongwe, MalawiBeijing Institute of Technology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, LiangXiang Campus, Fangshan District, Beijing ChinaSituated against the backdrop of a politically fueled ethnic hate between the Northern Region and the rest, this study exposes the relationship between the students' regions of origin and their academic performance in Malawian higher education to contribute to appropriate student support and healthy study habits. Spearman's rHO indicated weak but statistically significant correlations between one's home region and academic performance. Kruskal Wallis Test (N = 20,263) revealed that no single region outperforms others. Thematic analysis of interview data (N = 15) through NVivo revealed that students believe effort matters more in academic performance irrespective of one's region of origin. Implications for education policy that harness healthy study habits to enhance student achievement, retention, and self-efficacy about success are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023039749Academic performanceHigher educationRegion of originMissionary educationLiteracy |
| spellingShingle | Lazarus Obed Livingstone Banda Jin Liu Jane Thokozani Banda Wenhui Zhou Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance Heliyon Academic performance Higher education Region of origin Missionary education Literacy |
| title | Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance |
| title_full | Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance |
| title_fullStr | Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance |
| title_short | Impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance |
| title_sort | impact of ethnic identity and geographical home location on student academic performance |
| topic | Academic performance Higher education Region of origin Missionary education Literacy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023039749 |
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