Modeling Accentuation Effects: Enrolling in a Diversity Course and the Importance of Social Action Engagement

Using structural equation modeling, our analysis of survey data collected from two diversity courses and a management course suggests that enrollment in diversity courses increases students' positive interactions with diverse peers and "accentuates" the importance students place on en...

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Published in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 2005-07, Vol.76 (4), p.448-476
Main Authors: Laird, Thomas F. Nelson, Engberg, Mark E., Hurtado, Sylvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accentuation
College Curriculum
College Students
Colleges
Cultural diversity
Cultural Pluralism
Curricula
Data analysis
Diversity training
Education, Higher
Enrollments
Ethnic diversity
Higher Education
Mathematical models
Multicultural Education
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Outcomes of education
Peer relations
Peer Relationship
Social Action
Social activism
Student Attitudes
Student diversity
Student interaction
Students
Study and teaching
Womens studies
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Summary:Using structural equation modeling, our analysis of survey data collected from two diversity courses and a management course suggests that enrollment in diversity courses increases students' positive interactions with diverse peers and "accentuates" the importance students place on engaging in social action.
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
DOI:10.1080/00221546.2005.11772292