Adapting to Diversity: Organizational Influences on Student Achievement.

Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk

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ERIC Number: EJ416776

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Publication Date: 1990

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Adapting to Diversity: Organizational Influences on Student Achievement.

Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk

Journal of Higher Education, v61 n5 p485-511 Sep-Oct 1990

A model of institutional adaptation to diversity emerged from case studies of 10 public universities. The model depicts state policy influencing the priorities and practices of work groups within a university. The resulting adaptation of organizational culture leads to improvements in participation and graduation for minorities. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Blacks, Change Strategies, College Students, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Minority Groups, Models, Organizational Change, Organizational Climate, Public Colleges, Public Policy, State Government

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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