ERIC Number: EJ1047819
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 57
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
Thinking about Race: The Salience of Racial Identity at Two-and Four-Year Colleges and the Climate for Diversity
Hurtado, Sylvia; Alvarado, Adriana Ruiz; Guillermo-Wann, Chelsea
Journal of Higher Education, v86 n1 p127-155 Jan-Feb 2015
Racial identity salience is an important component of identity development that is associated with a number of educational outcomes. Using the Diverse Learning Environments Survey, this study identifies precollege and college experiences that contribute to a heightened salience of racial identity, and its relationship to perceptions of campus climate.
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Educational Environment, Racial Bias, Educational Practices, Higher Education, Minority Group Students, Community Colleges, Regression (Statistics), Socialization, Two Year College Students, College Students, Student Diversity, Racial Discrimination, Factor Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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