ERIC Number: EJ1054986
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
EISSN: N/A
Negative Racial Encounters and Academic Outcomes of International and Domestic Students in Four Canadian Universities
Grayson, J. Paul
Journal of International Students, v4 n3 p262-278 2014
In Canada, there has been little systematic inquiry into the nature and extent of discrimination against university students and the potential impact of discrimination on educational outcomes. On the basis of an examination of domestic and international students at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), York (Toronto), McGill (Montreal), and Dalhousie (Halifax), it is argued that with the exception of employment of Chinese origin and Black students, in general, students experience little discrimination on-and off-campus; that the discrimination confronted by students does not systematically correspond to their minority non-minority status; and that discrimination is of little consequence for grade point average and program satisfaction.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, Foreign Students, Racial Discrimination, Outcomes of Education, Minority Group Students, Social Discrimination, Grade Point Average, Student Participation, Study Habits, Satisfaction, Statistical Significance, Regression (Statistics), Questionnaires
Journal of International Students. 4005 Spurgeon Drive #6, Monroe, LA 71203. Tel: 318-600-5743; Fax: 318-342-3131; e-mail: jistudents.submission@gmail.com; Web site: http://jistudents.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Canada; Canada (Montreal); Canada (Toronto); Canada (Vancouver)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A