Curriculum matters: Creating a positive climate for diversity from the student perspective

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-412

  Mayhew, Matthew J ^a,b   Grunwald, Heidi E ^a   Dey, Eric L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; College Students; Curriculum; Diversity; Higher Education; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444393558     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-2967-0     Document Type: Article

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