Understanding What Students Bring to the Classroom: Moderators of the Effects of Diversity Courses on Student Attitudes

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-405

  Cole, Elizabeth R ^a   Case, Kim A ^b   Rios, Desdamona ^c   Curtin, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

^c BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Intersectionality; Privilege; Race; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EMPATHY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; RACE RELATIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455185967     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025433     Document Type: Article

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