Predictors of Academic Success for Maori, Pacific and Non-Maori Non-Pacific Students in Health Professional Education: A Quantitative Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Wikaire, Erena; Curtis, Elana; Cormack, Donna; Jiang, Yannan; McMillan, Louise; Loto, Rob; Reid, Papaarangi
Titel	Predictors of Academic Success for Maori, Pacific and Non-Maori Non-Pacific Students in Health Professional Education: A Quantitative Analysis
Quelle	In: Advances in Health Sciences Education, 22 (2017) 2, S. 299-326Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wikaire, Erena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1382-4996
DOI	10.1007/s10459-017-9763-4
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Predictor Variables; Academic Achievement; Ethnic Groups; Pacific Islanders; Allied Health Occupations Education; Statistical Analysis; Minority Group Students; College Admission; Grade Point Average; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Multiple Regression Analysis; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Schulleistung; Ethnie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Statistische Analyse; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Ausland; Neuseeland
Abstract	Tertiary institutions internationally aim to increase student diversity, however are struggling to achieve equitable academic outcomes for indigenous and ethnic minority students and detailed exploration of factors that impact on success is required. This study explored the predictive effect of admission variables on academic outcomes for health professional students by ethnic grouping. Kaupapa Maori and Pacific research methodologies were used to conduct a quantitative analysis using data for 2686 health professional students [150 Maori, 257 Pacific, 2279, non-Maori non-Pacific (nMnP)]. The predictive effect of admission variables: school decile; attending school in Auckland; type of admission; bridging programme; and first-year bachelor results on academic outcomes: year 2-4 grade point average (GPA); graduating; graduating in the minimum time; and optimal completion for the three ethnic groupings and the full cohort was explored using multiple regression analyses. After adjusting for admission variables, for every point increase in first year bachelor GPA: year 2-4 GPA increased by an average of 0.46 points for Maori (p = 0.0002, 95% CI 0.22, 0.69), 0.70 points for Pacific (p < 0.0001, CI 0.52, 0.87), and 0.55 points for nMnP (p < 0.0001, CI 0.51, 0.58) students. For the total cohort, ethnic grouping was consistently the most significant predictor of academic outcomes. This study demonstrated clear differences in academic outcomes between both Maori and Pacific students when compared to nMnP students. Some (but not all) of the disparities between ethnic groupings could be explained by controlling for admission variables. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01