Racial Inequality in Critical Thinking Skills: The Role of Academic and Diversity Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Roksa, Josipa; Trolian, Teniell L.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Kilgo, Cindy A.; Blaich, Charles; Wise, Kathleen S.
Titel	Racial Inequality in Critical Thinking Skills: The Role of Academic and Diversity Experiences
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 58 (2017) 2, S.119-140 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-016-9423-1
Schlagwörter	Racial Differences; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; College Students; Student Diversity; African American Students; White Students; Cultural Pluralism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassenunterschied; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Collegestudent; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Kulturpluralismus
Abstract	While racial inequalities in college entry and completion are well documented, much less is known about racial disparities in the development of general collegiate skills, such as critical thinking. Using data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, we find substantial inequality in the development of critical thinking skills over four years of college between African American and White students. The results indicate that these inequities are not related to students' academic experiences in college but are substantially related to their experiences with diversity. These findings have important implications for understanding racial inequality in higher education and considering strategies for addressing observed disparities. (As Provided).
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