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Testing Self-Segregation: Multiple-Group Structural Modeling of College Students' Interracial Friendship by Race
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Kim, Young K.; Park, Julie J.; Koo, Katie K. – Research in Higher Education, 2015
Using structural equation modeling, this study examined the effects of peer environments on collegiate interracial friendship and how such effects vary by students' race. The results show that the peer environment of Greek life mediated the relationship between structural diversity and interracial friendship in college, in that students…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, College Students, Racial Relations, Friendship
Greek Organization Membership and Collegiate Outcomes at an Elite, Private University
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Walker, Jay K.; Martin, Nathan D.; Hussey, Andrew – Research in Higher Education, 2015
In this study, we use detailed survey and institutional data from a prospective panel study of students attending a highly selective, private university to examine the effects of fraternity or sorority membership on a range of collegiate outcomes. Previous research has given insufficient attention to selection issues inherent in the study of…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Sororities, Fraternities, College Students
The Impact of Greek Affiliation on Students' Educational Objectives: Longitudinal Change in Clark-Trow Educational Philosophies.
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Wilder, David H.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Investigated the impact of Greek affiliation of 4,119 college students on freshman-to-senior ratings of four educational philosophies (vocational, academic, collegiate, nonconformist) differentiated in the Clark-Trow model. Small, significant degrees of change in collegiate and non-conformist philosophies suggest Greek affiliation increased social…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Educational Attitudes, Educational Philosophy
Individual and Contextual Influences on Academic Dishonesty: A Multicampus Investigation.
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McCabe, Donald L.; Trevino, Linda Klebe – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 1,793 students at nine state universities found cheating was influenced by a number of characteristics of individuals, including age, sex, and grade point average, and contextual factors, including level of cheating among peers, peer disapproval of cheating, fraternity/sorority membership, and perceived severity of penalties for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Cheating