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Assessing How Diversity Affects Students' Interest In Social Change, Gary D. Malaney, Joseph B. Berger
Assessing How Diversity Affects Students' Interest In Social Change, Gary D. Malaney, Joseph B. Berger
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
As the country's racial/ethnic minority representation increases, colleges and universities have increasingly sought to diversify their enrollments in order to better prepare all students to live and work in a diverse democracy. However, diversification may negatively affect campus climate and undergraduate peer relations leading to both increased racial tensions and to lower levels of satisfaction and retention for both minority and majority students. This study examined the effects of students; entry characteristics, pre-college environments, and pre-college activities on 3 democratic outcomes that serve as potential indicators of new undergraduate students; readiness to positively engage with diversity: social change self-efficacy, social …
Race And The Metropolitan Origins Of Postsecondary Access To Four Year Colleges: The Case Of Greater Boston, Joseph B. Berger, Suzanne M. Smith, Stephen P. Coelen
Race And The Metropolitan Origins Of Postsecondary Access To Four Year Colleges: The Case Of Greater Boston, Joseph B. Berger, Suzanne M. Smith, Stephen P. Coelen
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Leading Organizations For Universal Design, Joseph B. Berger, Duong Van Thanh
Leading Organizations For Universal Design, Joseph B. Berger, Duong Van Thanh
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Organizational Nature Of Student Persistence: Empirically-Based Recommendations For Practice, Joseph B. Berger
Understanding The Organizational Nature Of Student Persistence: Empirically-Based Recommendations For Practice, Joseph B. Berger
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
This article builds on the assumption that colleges and universities are organizations and subsequently that the organizational perspective provides important insights for improving retention on college and university campuses. A review of existing organizational studies of undergraduate persistence serves as the basis for ten empirically-based recommendations for practice that are designed to help campus leaders improve the effectiveness of retention efforts on campus.
Diversity Among Equals: Educational Opportunity And The State Of Affirmative Admissions In New England, Stephen P. Coelen, Joseph B. Berger, Patricia H. Crosson
Diversity Among Equals: Educational Opportunity And The State Of Affirmative Admissions In New England, Stephen P. Coelen, Joseph B. Berger, Patricia H. Crosson
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Reading For Heuristics, Review Of Cream Of The Crop: The Impact Of Elite Education In The Decade After College By H. Katchadourian And J. Boli (1994, Basic Books), John M. Braxton, Joseph B. Berger
Reading For Heuristics, Review Of Cream Of The Crop: The Impact Of Elite Education In The Decade After College By H. Katchadourian And J. Boli (1994, Basic Books), John M. Braxton, Joseph B. Berger
Center for International Education Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.