Journal article
Experiencing the Unexpected: Toward a Model of College Diversity Experiences and Attitude Change
Review of higher education, Vol.35(2), pp.179-205
12/01/2012
DOI: 10.1353/rhe.2012.0016
Abstract
Although numerous studies have examined the relationship between college diversity experiences and student outcomes, very little attention has been paid to the mechanism(s) underlying this development. This paper proposes a model of the psychological process through which college diversity experiences affect student attitudes and examines that model empirically using a sample of 387 students who completed service-learning courses. Structural equation modeling analyses indicate that diversity interactions are associated with "experiencing the unexpected," which then contributes both to a subjective sense of belief challenge and to attitude change. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Experiencing the Unexpected: Toward a Model of College Diversity Experiences and Attitude Change
- Creators
- Nicholas A. Bowman - Bowling Green State UniversityJay W. Brandenberger - Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Review of higher education, Vol.35(2), pp.179-205
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Univ Press
- DOI
- 10.1353/rhe.2012.0016
- ISSN
- 0162-5748
- eISSN
- 1090-7009
- Number of pages
- 27
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984283723602771
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