A compelling interest: Activating the benefits of classroom-level diversity

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 158-173

  Haslerig, Siduri ^a   Bernhard, Laura M ^a   Fuentes, Marcia V ^a   Panter, A T ^b   Daye, Charles E ^c   Allen, Walter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Classroom interaction; Diversity; Intergroup contact; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884624191     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034065     Document Type: Article

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