Analysis of Student and Faculty Perceptions of Textbook Costs in Higher Education
| Autor: | Lane Fischer, David Wiley, Olga Belikov, Michael Troy Martin, John Hilton |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Brigham Young University |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
cost of higher education
Higher education open educational resources media_common.quotation_subject Education Open Educational Resources Specific cost Perception oer Institution Mathematics education ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Money management media_common LC8-6691 business.industry 05 social sciences 050301 education Open educational resources Special aspects of education Willingness to use Cost of higher education open textbooks OER 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences Psychology business 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Open Praxis, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 79-91 (2017) Open Praxis; Vol 9, No 1 (2017); 79-91 |
| ISSN: | 1369-9997 2304-070X |
| Popis: | The cost of textbooks has continued to impact students in higher education. Students have reported that they make decisions on which courses to take based on the specific cost of textbooks. Faculty have reported willingness to use open textbooks to help ease the burden on students but are unsure where to find viable options. We examined the responses of 676 students and 573 faculty from a large private university (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah) to understand the real impact of textbooks costs to students and how they are dealing with this ongoing problem. We found that 66% of students at this institution have not purchased a textbook due to cost. We also discovered that 91% of faculty at this institution would be willing to use OER alternatives and that 53% of them would welcome assistance identifying and adapting materials for their course. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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