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ERIC Number: EJ655019
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8055
Diversity and Higher Education: Theory and Impact on Educational Outcomes.
Gurin, Patricia; Dey, Eric L.; Hurtado, Sylvia; Gurin, Gerald
Harvard Educational Review, v72 n3 p330-66 Fall 2002
Using longitudinal student data from the University of Michigan and the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, effects of classroom diversity and informal interaction were examined. Diversity experiences consistently and meaningfully affected learning and civic outcomes, supporting the importance of affirmative action and diversity efforts in higher education. (Contains 81 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cognitive Development, Diversity (Institutional), Diversity (Student), Educational Benefits, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Peer Relationship, Social Psychology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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