NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Lewis, Rebecca J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Institutional diversity is a long-held value in U.S. higher education with origins dating back 300 years to pre-Revolutionary colonial colleges. Institutional diversity is still valued today, but Institutional theory predicts that institutional organizations, such as universities, will homogenize without intervention to prevent loss of diversity.…
Descriptors: Multicampus Colleges, Diversity (Institutional), Public Colleges, Institutional Mission
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ferguson, Kristin M.; Bender, Kimberly; Thompson, Sanna J. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2014
This study identified predictors of transience among homeless emerging adults in three cities. A total of 601 homeless emerging adults from Los Angeles, Austin, and Denver were recruited using purposive sampling. Ordinary least squares regression results revealed that significant predictors of greater transience include White ethnicity, high…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Homeless People, Young Adults, Urban Areas