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An Investigation Into Student Perceptions of Social Justice Frames in a Course Syllabus Cover

An Investigation Into Student Perceptions of Social Justice Frames in a Course Syllabus

Open Access
|Aug 2025

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Table 2

Manipulation of syllabi sections with each additional justice frame.

CONDITIONJUSTICE FRAME ADDEDCOURSE MATERIALSCOURSE ASSIGNMENTSCOURSE POLICIES
1BaselineCommercial textbookTraditional project, seminars, exams, and research participationZero-tolerance attendance and late assignment submission
2RedistributiveOER textbookWikipedia assignmentEmphasis on accommodation, laptop loaner program, print copies of OER available
3RecognitiveOER textbook Canadian editionWikipedia assignment focused on marginalized group representationEmphasis on inclusive environment, clear guidelines for participation
4RepresentationalOER resource co-created with studentsWikipedia assignment focus on excluded perspectives, with own experience encouragedEmphasis that course content and material designed to reflect diversity of learners and that feedback is welcome
Table 1

Demographic information.

N%
Gender
      Female14877.5
      Male4222.0
      Prefer not to answer10.5
Ethnicity
      White12666.0
      South Asian2412.6
      Black2312.0
      Middle Eastern/West Asian84.2
      Southeast Asian63.1
      Indigenous42.1
      Latino42.1
      A racial group not listed42.1
      East Asian21.0
      Prefer not to answer10.5
Visible Minority
      No14073.3
      Yes4322.5
      Prefer not to answer63.1
Disability
      No15480.6
      Yes2613.6
      Prefer not to answer115.8
# of Marginalized Identities
      08041.9
      17438.7
      22412.6
      363.1
Table 3

Mean scores on each of the dependent variables.

CONDITIONINTENT TO REGISTER (n = 184)SENSE OF BELONGING: SCHOOL SUPPORT (n = 183)SENSE OF BELONGING: FACULTY RELATIONS (n = 182)INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION (n = 150)
1M = 4.68
SD = 1.00
M = 2.00
SD = 0.47
M = 2.44
SD = 1.35
M = 41.42
SD = 12.08
2M = 4.92
SD = 1.14
M = 2.25
SD = 0.52
M = 2.01
SD = 1.08
M = 48.71
SD = 9.88
3M = 5.20
SD = 1.01
M = 2.47
SD = 0.53
M = 1.86
SD = 0.89
M = 53.73
SD = 10.11
4M = 5.22
SD = 1.02
M = 2.49
SD = 0.55
M = 1.87
SD = 0.87
M = 54.79
SD = 11.17
Language: English
Page range: 429 - 444
Submitted on: Jan 15, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 4, 2025
Published on: Aug 11, 2025
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2025 Oya Pakkal, Anita Twele, Lindsey Gwozdz, Rajiv Jhangiani, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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