A Qualitative Investigation of White Students' Perceptions of Diversity

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-155

  Banks, Kira Hudson ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

campus climate; college students; diversity; higher education; Whites

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049183954     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016292     Document Type: Article

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