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Autor/in | Herzog, Serge |
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Institution | University of Arkansas, Education Working Paper Archive |
Titel | Diversity and Educational Benefits: Moving Beyond Self-Reported Questionnaire Data |
Quelle | (2007), (76 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Quantitative Daten; Undergraduate Students; Research Universities; Grade Point Average; Thinking Skills; Student Diversity; Diversity (Faculty); Student Development; Cognitive Development; Correlation; Academic Achievement; Scores; Enrollment Trends; Majors (Students); Student Financial Aid; Socioeconomic Influences; College Preparation; Critical Thinking; Racial Differences; Cultural Influences; Graduate Record Examinations |
Abstract | Effects of ethnic/racial diversity among students and faculty on cognitive growth of undergraduate students are estimated via a series of hierarchical linear and multinomial logistic regression models. Using objective measures of compositional, curricular, and interactional diversity based on actuarial course enrollment records of over 6,000 students at a public research university, the study finds no patterns of positive correlation with objective measures of cumulative academic achievement (i.e., final graduating GPA, GRE/GMAT test scores, graduate school enrollment) net of academic preparation at college entry and socio-demographic background, and with or without accounting for academic major, college curricular experience, and financial aid. Results are consistent with student self-assessed level of critical thinking skills after graduation, but not with self-assessed level of understanding of racial and cultural issues, both affective outcomes showing a positive correlation with curricular diversity. As the findings contradict most of the higher education literature on survey-based cognitive benefits of ethnic/racial diversity, the study calls for use of objective measures to advance the research in this area. (Contains 19 tables, 4 graphs and 10 footnotes.) (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | Education Working Paper Archive. Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas, 201 Graduate Education Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Tel: 479-575-3172; Fax: 479-575-3196; e-mail: edreform@uark.edu; Web site: http://www.uark.edu/ua/der/EWPA |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |