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Examining Sense of Belonging among First-Year Undergraduates from Different Racial/Ethnic Groups
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Johnson, Dawn R.; Soldner, Mathew; Leonard, Jeannie Brown; Alvarez, Patty; Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi; Rowan-Kenyon, Heather; Longerbeam, Susan – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
This study examined sense of belonging among a national sample of 2,967 first-year students. Guided by the work of Hurtado and Carter (1997), relationships between several aspects of the college environment and sense of belonging were examined. Findings indicated that African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian Pacific American students reported…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Pacific Islanders, Dormitories, College Environment
Caught in the Middle: Understanding Asian Pacific American Perspectives on Affirmative Action through Blumer's Group Position Theory.
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Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi – Journal of College Student Development, 2003
This study examines Asian Pacific American undergraduates' views on affirmative action and their perspectives on U.S. race relations through Herbert Blumer's (1958) theory of group position. Results indicate that Asian Pacific American (APA) students may perceive other minority student applicants as inferior to APA applicants and feel threatened…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Asian American Students, Higher Education, Pacific Americans
Does Participation in Ethnic Cocurricular Activities Facilitate a Sense of Ethnic Awareness and Understanding? A Study of Asian Pacific American Undergraduates
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Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi – Journal of College Student Development, 2004
For this study, I examined the relationship between participation in ethnic clubs and organizations and increases in racial/ethnic awareness and understanding for 184 male and female Asian Pacific American undergraduates using a longitudinal survey from 1990 to 1994. The results show that participation in such activities deepens APA students'…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Ethnicity, Extracurricular Activities, Undergraduate Students