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50 Years of ERIC
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Classroom: Does It Promote Student Learning?
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Terenzini, Patrick T.; Cabrera, Alberto F.; Colbeck, Carol L.; Bjorklund, Stefani A.; Parente, John M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2001
Defendants of affirmative action are asked to demonstrate that race-sensitive admissions policies and diversity produce educational benefits for all students. This study found that the racial/ethnic composition of a classroom may indeed be related to the development of students' problem-solving and group skills. The nature of that effect, however,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Classroom Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
Campus Racial Climate and the Adjustment of Students to College: A Comparison Between White Students and African-American Students.
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Cabrera, Alberto F.; Nora, Amaury; Terenzini, Patrick T.; Pascarella, Ernest; Hagedorn, Linda Serra – Journal of Higher Education, 1999
A study examined the impact of prejudice and discrimination at 18 institutions on the adjustment of 1,454 students to college. Results indicate perceived discriminatory behavior negatively affected minority-student academic/intellectual development, social experiences, and institutional commitment. Although differential effects were noted for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Environment, College Students
Factors Associated with Student Loan Default Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups.
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Volkwein, J. Fredericks; Szelest, Bruce P.; Cabrera, Alberto F.; Napierski-Prancl, Michelle R. – Journal of Higher Education, 1998
Analysis of National Postsecondary Student Aid Study data for 11,000 students in loan programs at 1,400 institutions found borrowers with similar earned degrees, marital status, number of dependent children, showed similar levels of income/loan default, regardless of racial/ethnic group. Findings dispute national policy and suggest that campuses…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Dependents
The Role of Perceptions in Prejudice and Discrimination and the Adjustment of Minority Students to College.
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Nora, Amaury; Cabrera, Alberto F. – Journal of Higher Education, 1996
A longitudinal study examined the effect of perceptions of prejudice/discrimination on minority and nonminority students at a public, predominantly white, commuter college. Results show minorities were more likely than whites to feel discrimination and prejudice while on campus and that these perceptions affected adjustment to college and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students
The Convergence between Two Theories of College Persistence.
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Cabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1992
Two theories concerning students' decisions to leave college are compared, and the convergence and discriminant validity of the two theories are examined empirically. The extent to which the theories could be merged to help researchers understand the role of institutional and noninstitutional variables in student persistence is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Students, Comparative Analysis
College Persistence: Structural Equations Modeling Test of an Integrated Model of Student Retention.
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Cabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1993
A study integrated the major propositions of 2 theories of college persistence (Tinto's and Bean's) and used the resulting framework to survey a population of 466 first-year college students at 1 university. Findings supported most of the hypothesized links between the models and revealed a complex role for environmental factors in retention.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students