ERIC Number: EJ1066193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
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The Influence of Campus Racial Climate on Graduate Student Attitudes about the Benefits of Diversity
Ward, Kelly Marie; Zarate, Maria Estela
Review of Higher Education, v38 n4 p589-617 Sum 2015
This paper examines the relationship between campus racial climate and graduate student attitudes about the benefits of diversity. Grounded in the campus racial climate frameworks proposed by Hurtado, Carter, and Kardia (1998) and Milem, Chang, and Antonio (2005), the authors build a case for documenting how student attitudes about diversity may be influenced by campus environments. Multi-level regression analysis is applied to data from a climate survey administered to graduate students (N = 1052) at a large, public, research-based university. Findings support the authors' hypothesis, that campus racial climate influences student attitudes about the benefits of diversity.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Research Universities, Educational Environment, Racial Attitudes, Racial Relations, Institutional Environment, Diversity (Institutional), Student Diversity, Multiple Regression Analysis, Student Surveys, Environmental Influences, Educational Benefits, Ecological Factors, Gender Differences, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Affirmative Action, Hypothesis Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: P116B100335