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Stulberg, Lisa M.; Chen, Anthony S. – Sociology of Education, 2014
What explains the rise of race-conscious affirmative action policies in undergraduate admissions? The dominant theory posits that adoption of such policies was precipitated by urban and campus unrest in the North during the late 1960s. Based on primary research in a sample of 17 selective schools, we find limited support for the dominant theory.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Admission, Affirmative Action, Race
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Jackson, Regine; Sweeney, Kathryn; Welcher, Adria – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2014
This article examines student perceptions of racial segregation on campus in terms of interaction across racial groups. Theories of colorblind racial ideology are used to interpret data from 14 group interviews focusing on 1.) the degree to which cross-group interaction is desired, 2.) perceptions of racial separation among students at a…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, Racial Relations, Undergraduate Students, Ideology
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Strayhorn, Terrell L. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2010
National survey data from 594 African American college students were analyzed using descriptive and multivariate statistical techniques to measure the impact of diversity on educational outcomes. Two research questions guided the present study: (a) How do interactional diversity experiences affect learning and development outcomes for African…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education, African American Students, Student Diversity
Barrett, Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2004
ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, University Presses, Library Science
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Klug, Beverly J.; Luckey, Angela S.; Wilkins, Sandra; Whitfied, Patricia T. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2006
Teacher candidates must metaphorically "step out of their own skins," challenging stereotypical cultural metanarratives, to teach effectively. This study describes results of collegian mentoring 1st- through 12th-grade students representing diverse ethnic and/or socioeconomic status groups in conjunction with a sophomore-level course on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Socioeconomic Status, Mentors
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Brooker-Gross, Susan R. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1991
Presents a case study using a novel to teach of racial, gender, and class bias. Urges use of fiction in teaching geography as a way of introducing students to the ambiance of time and place. Stresses ability of fiction to hold students' interest. Explains that small groups of students research the geography of the novels. (DK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography
Giles, Mark, Ed. – Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2004
This issue of "Diversity Digest" contains articles and resources focused on the lasting lessons, legacies, and spirit of the 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education" decision. This year of the fiftieth anniversary, filled with ceremonies, celebrations, and commemorations of that decision has highlighted many well known and lesser…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Democracy, Black Colleges