A minority of honours community members feel the community is too closed, hindering knowledge growth¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 42.5% of surveyed members rarely or often feel the community is becoming too closed and hindering their knowledge growth, while 57% never feel that way. → Wabike 2021

Evidence¶

Wabike 2021¶

Wabike, P. (2021). Enhancing Learning through Community Membership: Honours Students' Perceptions of Community Membership and Its Impact on Learning. Journal of Educational Issues, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.5296/jei.v7i2.18814

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Likert-scale questionnaire section on 'community' completed by 28 honours students; the printed percentages show a minority perceive closedness as a hindrance while a majority never do. Percentages are descriptive; no inferential test is reported.

"A combined 42.5% of the community members rare ly or often feel that the community is becoming too closed, hindering their knowledge gr owth, while 57% never have that feeling."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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