ERIC Number: EJ1247184
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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The Impact of a University Approved Diversity Course on Undergraduate Students' Multicultural Awareness
Richardson, Lawrence; Volberding, Jennifer; Zahl, Melissa L.
Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, v35 n1 p28-40 2020
Incorporating diversity within general education requirements has become the norm within higher education. In a world becoming more and more diverse, multicultural education can better prepare students as culturally competent citizens in a pluralistic world. This paper describes a research study based on a standardized diversity curriculum. This curriculum is divided into seven sections that occurred over a 16-week semester. Thirty-one Undergraduate students at a large southern university participated in this study. Study participants were involved in one of seven standardized sections of diversity courses offered through the leisure studies program. The 18-item Munroe Multicultural Attitude Scale Questionnaire (MASQUE) was administered as a pre-post-test to assess attitudes toward multicultural changes. Using the overall MASQUE score, the results demonstrated a statistically significant difference between the pre- and post-test scores, while only the caring subset demonstrated statistically significant differences. This study supports the notion that multicultural education should increase a student's level of knowledge toward different cultures.
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Multicultural Education, Diversity, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Pretests Posttests, Scores, College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Leisure Education, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Outcomes of Education, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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