Research Article

An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education

Volume: 22 Number: 1 April 28, 2025
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An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate university students' educational equity perception and identify the relationship between their perceptions of educational equity and various variables. The study was conducted in a survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, and 906 university students participated in the study. A valid and reliable “Equity Scale” was structured comprising 22 items. The results revealed that students' perceptions of educational equity were adequate for the "professor-student communication"; however, it was on a moderate level for the total scale and other dimensions. Furthermore, statistically significant differences were uncovered between the perception of students regarding educational equity and all variables. Women perceived equity at a higher level. The students graduating from private high schools, enrolled at 1st university, and whose families dwell in the city center and metropolis demonstrated a higher level of perception. The perceptions of the students working part-time were discovered at lower level. Similarly, as the gross monthly household income and parental educational level increased, the perception of the students increased. Notwithstanding, as the number of siblings increased the perception of the students decreased. It was inferred that gender, socioeconomic status, and the university are critical factors influencing the educational equity.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Education Management

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 28, 2025

Publication Date

April 28, 2025

Submission Date

September 18, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 21, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Kurt, S. N., & Arastaman, G. (2025). An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 22(1), 144-170. https://doi.org/10.33711/yyuefd.1551885
AMA
1.Kurt SN, Arastaman G. An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;22(1):144-170. doi:10.33711/yyuefd.1551885
Chicago
Kurt, Seda Nur, and Gökhan Arastaman. 2025. “An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education”. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 22 (1): 144-70. https://doi.org/10.33711/yyuefd.1551885.
EndNote
Kurt SN, Arastaman G (April 1, 2025) An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 22 1 144–170.
IEEE
[1]S. N. Kurt and G. Arastaman, “An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education”, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 144–170, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.33711/yyuefd.1551885.
ISNAD
Kurt, Seda Nur - Arastaman, Gökhan. “An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education”. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 22/1 (April 1, 2025): 144-170. https://doi.org/10.33711/yyuefd.1551885.
JAMA
1.Kurt SN, Arastaman G. An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;22:144–170.
MLA
Kurt, Seda Nur, and Gökhan Arastaman. “An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education”. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 144-70, doi:10.33711/yyuefd.1551885.
Vancouver
1.Seda Nur Kurt, Gökhan Arastaman. An Investigation of Educational Equity in Higher Education. Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;22(1):144-70. doi:10.33711/yyuefd.1551885