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A Democratic Conundrum: A Study Of Online Student Performance At Community Colleges, Lavita Mcmath Turner
A Democratic Conundrum: A Study Of Online Student Performance At Community Colleges, Lavita Mcmath Turner
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Online education at community colleges has the potential to further democratize education by expanding access through the availability of anytime/anywhere courses for people who might be unable to attend college otherwise. However, the literature reveals the existence of performance gaps between online and face-to-face courses at community colleges, ones that can have negative consequences on the upward mobility of its diverse student population. This study investigates such a trend at one urban university. The study shows complexities in the relationship between online learning at community colleges through a mixed methods study of online performance at a community college. The findings …