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ERIC Number: EJ520134
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
Influences on Students' Openness to Diversity and Challenge in the First Year of College.
Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others
Journal of Higher Education, v67 n2 p174-95 Mar-Apr 1996
A study of 3,331 college freshmen in 18 institutions investigated the factors influencing their openness to cultural diversity and challenges to their beliefs and values. Results indicated a nondiscriminatory racial environment, on-campus residence, participation in a racial or cultural awareness workshop, and involvement with diverse peers had positive effects on openness/challenge; Greek affiliation had a negative effect. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, College Housing, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Fraternities, Higher Education, Peer Relationship, Social Adjustment, Sororities, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Groups)