Book review: Campbell, P. (2024) Race and assessment in higher education: from conceptualising barriers to making measurable change. Leeds: Emerald.

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  • Ryan Arthur University of Warwick

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi34.1503

Keywords:

awarding gap, assessment, accommodation, Global Majority

Author Biography

Ryan Arthur, University of Warwick

Ryan Arthur is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Warwick. He holds Senior Fellowship from Advance HE and a P2K Fellowship from the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Warwick. Ryan was the 2024 recipient of the ‘Article of Year’ award from the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. He describes his pedagogical approach as student-centred, dialogic, and engaging. His research interests include the sociology of higher education, degree awarding gaps, decolonisation, and innovative pedagogies.

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Singh, R. (1990) ‘Ethnic minority experience in higher education’, Higher Education Quarterly, 44(4), pp.344−359. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.1990.tb01547.x

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28-02-2025

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Arthur, R. (2025). Book review: Campbell, P. (2024) Race and assessment in higher education: from conceptualising barriers to making measurable change. Leeds: Emerald. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (34). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi34.1503

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No. 34 (2025)

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