THE INFLUENCE OF DOMINANT RACE ENVIRONMENTS ON STUDENT INVOLVEMENT, PERCEPTIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL GAINS - A LOOK AT HISTORICALLY BLACK AND PREDOMINANTLY WHITE LIBERAL-ARTS INSTITUTIONS

Authors
WATSON LW KUH GD
Citation
Lw. Watson et Gd. Kuh, THE INFLUENCE OF DOMINANT RACE ENVIRONMENTS ON STUDENT INVOLVEMENT, PERCEPTIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL GAINS - A LOOK AT HISTORICALLY BLACK AND PREDOMINANTLY WHITE LIBERAL-ARTS INSTITUTIONS, Journal of college student development, 37(4), 1996, pp. 415-424
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research","Psychology, Applied
Journal title
Journal of college student development → ACNP
ISSN journal
08975264
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
415 - 424
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-5264(1996)37:4<415:TIODRE>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The relationships between involvement campus activities, perceptions o f the institutional environment, and educational gains of undergraduat es at two predominantly Black (PBLAIs) and two predominantly White (PW LAIs) private liberal arts institutions were examined. Black students at PBLAIs benefited more from their overall involvement compared with White students and Black students at PWLAIs.