College students' experiences with diversity and their effects on academic self-confidence, social agency, and disposition toward critical thinking

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-387

  Laird, Thomas F Nelson ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic self confidence; Critical thinking disposition; Diversity courses; Interaction with diverse peers; Social agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444370902     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-2966-1     Document Type: Article

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