A Tale of Two Groups: Differences Between Minority Students and Non-Minority Students in their Predispositions to and Engagement with Diverse Peers at a Predominantly White Institution

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-439

  Hall, Wendell D ^a   Cabrera, Alberto F ^b   Milem, Jeffrey F ^c  

^a Director of Policy Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment to college; Diversity; Pre college; Predisposition; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955068554     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-010-9201-4     Document Type: Article

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