Diversity of LIS School Students: Trends over the Past 30 Years

Autor/inn/en	Yoon, JungWon; McCook, Kathleen de la Peña
Titel	Diversity of LIS School Students: Trends over the Past 30 Years
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 62 (2021) 2, S.109-118 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-5786
Schlagwörter	Student Diversity; Library Education; Library Science; Information Science Education; Educational Trends; Hispanic American Students; College Graduates; Minority Group Students; Ethnic Diversity; Asian American Students; African American Students; American Indian Students; Hawaiians; Pacific Americans; White Students; Geographic Location + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bibliothekarausbildung; Bibliothekswissenschaft; Informationstechnologische Bildung; Bildungsentwicklung; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Hawaianer
Abstract	Using the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2018 statistical reports, this study reports the current diversity status of LIS students. The findings are as follows: (1) overall LIS graduates' diversity has improved from 6.79% to 17.47% over the past 30 years, and particularly, the increase in the number of Hispanic graduates is noticeable; (2) however, LIS graduates' diversity does not follow the trends of the US population diversity: whereas 37% of the US population is minority, 17.43% of LIS graduates are minority students; (3) the ratio of LIS minority graduates (17.43%) is lower than the ratio of LIS minority students (20.70%); (4) larger disparities among LIS students are noticed in the most ethnically diverse states; and (5) the rate of minority students among the top ten LIS schools is lower than those of overall LIS schools, except the Asian group. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01