Digital reading and gender inequality in higher education

Kuhn A, Schneider U, Schwabe A (2021)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Higher Education Research & Development Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2021.2019201

Abstract

Digital text has become the dominant medium for participation in higher education. Yet little is known about the consequences from the shift to digital text usage on the academic reading practices of specific groups of students. Using a unique data set of higher education students, we analyse differences in digital reading skills, practices, perception, and experience for female students and male students. Then we explain these differences by social inequality related to gendered reading practices and artifacts and reveal that the digitisation of academic reading is reproducing gender inequality in higher education.

Authors with CRIS profile

Axel Kuhn Lehrstuhl für Buchwissenschaft

Related research project(s)

(Digital) Academic Reading April 1, 2020 - Oct. 31, 2022

Involved external institutions

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU) DE Germany (DE) Universität Wien / University of Vienna AT Austria (AT)

How to cite

APA:

Kuhn, A., Schneider, U., & Schwabe, A. (2021). Digital reading and gender inequality in higher education. Higher Education Research & Development. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2021.2019201

MLA:

Kuhn, Axel, Ute Schneider, and Annika Schwabe. "Digital reading and gender inequality in higher education." Higher Education Research & Development (2021).

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