Influences on Students' Openness to Diversity and Challenge in the First Year of College.

Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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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

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Language: English

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