The Influence of Refugee Students’ Personal Characteristics on Study Success in Online Education

The Influence of Refugee Students’ Personal Characteristics on Study Success in Online Education

There is little research on the study success factors of refugee students in higher education. One approach to meeting the growing global demands is to provide online education specifically for refugees. This study examines specific personal characteristics of refugee students and their influence on...

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Published in:Journal of international migration and integration Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 987 - 1008
Main Authors: Reinhardt, F, Deribo, T, Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O, Happ, R, Nell-Müller, S
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-09-2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Attrition
CAI
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Cognitive functioning
College students
Competence
Computer assisted instruction
Demography
Distance learning
Education
Gender
Higher education
Internet
Intrinsic motivation
Language proficiency
Migration
MOOCs
Motivation
Online education
Personal characteristics
Population Economics
Refugee education
Refugees
Residence
Retention
Social Sciences
Sociodemographics
Sociology
Students
Study success factors
Success
Study success factors
Online education
Higher education
Refugee education
MOOCs
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Summary:There is little research on the study success factors of refugee students in higher education. One approach to meeting the growing global demands is to provide online education specifically for refugees. This study examines specific personal characteristics of refugee students and their influence on success and retention in online education. Individual factors such as intrinsic motivation and language proficiency, cognitive functioning, and sociodemographic factors such as gender and country of residence influence retention of refugee students during online studies. The results indicate that sociodemographic factors (e.g., gender), cognitive factors (e.g., English proficiency), and external factors (e.g., country of residence) have a significant influence on study retention on refugee students.
ISSN:1874-6365
1488-3473
1874-6365
DOI:10.1007/s12134-020-00775-0