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Obiakor, Festus E. – 1992
This paper discusses the realities of multiculturalism in America's higher education and presents strategies for enhancing multiculturalism on college and university campuses. It examines what multiculturalism is and lists the various myths about it that have permeated the academic community. In response to these myths, solutions are examined that…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, Cultural Pluralism
Krotseng, Marsha V. – 1991
With the dwindling of the traditional college applicant pool, retention has become one of higher educational institutions' top priorities. This study addresses the effectiveness of Western Psychological Services'"Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire" (SACQ) for providing early evidence of poor adjustment and potential attrition…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Declining Enrollment, Dropout Characteristics
Hurtado, Sylvia – 1993
This study examined how high-achieving Latino college students perceive the receptivity of their institutions to a Latino presence on campus. The multi-institutional study had the prime objective of identifying areas for institutional improvement and increasing awareness by college administrators of specific campus climate issues facing talented…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Diversity (Student), Educational Environment, Ethnic Bias
Miller, Michael T.; Nelson, Glenn M. – 1997
This study sought to identify, prioritize, and generate a thematic understanding of the direction for the next decade of research and study on the culture of students in higher education. Data was collected using a Delphi survey technique of sequential questionnaires from a sample population that included 20 student affairs officers and 20 higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agenda Setting, Attitude Measures, College Environment