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petersuber (petersuber@fediscience.org)'s status on Saturday, 03-Feb-2024 14:10:34 JST petersuber

From a survey of @penn_state #students: "72% …reported they had not purchased a course’s required #textbook, and 33% said they had not registered for a specific course because of its cost of required course materials. In addition, 33% said they had earned a poor grade because they couldn’t afford to purchase a course textbook, and 17% dropped a course because of the cost of materials required for the course."
https://www.psu.edu/news/university-libraries/story/students-may-avoid-paying-textbooks-expense-academic-success/
#Academia #OER #OpenAccess
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  Students may avoid paying for textbooks at expense of academic success | Penn State University
  
  Results of a statewide 2023 survey indicated that Pennsylvania undergraduate students, including those at Penn State, are more worried than their nationwide peers about textbook costs and may avoid purchasing them — often at the expense of their academic success. Initiatives in support of open and affordable educational resources (OAER) at Penn State aim to change that by continuing to expand use of OAER, reflecting Penn State’s strategic priority of educational access and affordability.

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