Breaking the silence: Achieving a positive campus climate for diversity from the staff perspective

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-88

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Climate; College personnel; Diversity; Higher education; Quantitative; Staff

Indexed keywords

EID: 32544432202     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-004-8152-z     Document Type: Article

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