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THE EFFECT OF DIVERSITY COURSES ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
FROM CHINA AND HONG KONG: A FOCUS ON INTERGROUP PEER
RELATIONSHIPS
by
Sonja Gail Daniels
____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Sonja Gail Daniels
Object Description
| Title | The effect of diversity courses on international students from China and Hong Kong: a focus on intergroup peer relationships |
| Author | Daniels, Sonja Gail |
| Author email | sonjadatsea@yahoo.com; sonja.daniels@csun.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-04-15 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-07-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Cole, Darnell |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Tobey, Patricia Sundt, Melora |
| Abstract | This dissertation explores the perceptions and experiences of international students from China and Hong Kong with diversity courses. Using theoretical frameworks that examine the diversity classroom, informal interactional diversity, a diversity typology used to categorize diversity courses, intergroup peer relationships and student acculturation, this study examines how student learning in diversity courses contributes to building intergroup peer relationships. In reviewing student acculturation, how student perceptions of intergroup peer relationships can vary by their acculturation level is also explored.; Through individual student interviews and results from an acculturation survey, the findings from this study show the significant knowledge on topics in diversity courses gained by international students. Student knowledge and understanding of diversity was supported by peer interactions in discussion sections, various classroom learning engagements and the positive role provided by teaching assistants. The peer interactions further allowed students to develop friendships with their peers and led to the changing of student attitudes around diversity issues. Finally, the students’ level of student acculturation supported their ability to build intergroup peer relationships.; This study has multiple implications for international students in diversity courses and our institutions. For international students, support in choosing diversity courses, smaller classroom environments, the teaching styles of faculty and the use of various learning engagements, such as debates, presentations, group projects and the use of popular culture in diversity courses support their learning and interactions with peers. |
| Keyword | international students; China and Hong Kong students; intergroup peer relationships; acculturation; diversity; diversity courses |
| Geographic subject | administrative areas: Hong Kong |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA; China |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3167 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Daniels, Sonja Gail |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Daniels-3790 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Daniels-3790.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | THE EFFECT OF DIVERSITY COURSES ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM CHINA AND HONG KONG: A FOCUS ON INTERGROUP PEER RELATIONSHIPS by Sonja Gail Daniels ____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2010 Copyright 2010 Sonja Gail Daniels |
