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EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY COURSES AND STUDENT DIVERSITY EXPERIENCES ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ DEMOCRATIC VALUES AT A PRIVATE URBAN RESEARCH INSTITUTION
by
Veronica Emily Estrada
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 2012
Copyright 2012 Veronica Emily Estrada
Object Description
| Title | Evaluating the effects of diversity courses and student diversity experiences on undergraduate students' democratic values at a private urban research institution |
| Author | Estrada, Veronica Emily |
| Author email | bellateak@gmail.com;bellateak@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-06-20 |
| Date submitted | 2012-07-30 |
| Date approved | 2012-07-30 |
| Restricted until | 2012-07-30 |
| Date published | 2012-07-30 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Cole, Darnell G. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Sundt, Melora A. Tobey, Patricia Elaine |
| Abstract | This study extends the findings from previous research on the benefits of diversity courses and diversity experiences on student democratic outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate to what extent diversity courses and student diversity experiences correlated with democratic values. Two research questions guided the investigation: 1. To what extent do diversity courses correlate with undergraduate students’ democratic values? 1a). To what extent is the number of diversity courses taken correlated with democratic values? 1b). To what extent is the diversity course typology level correlated with democratic values? 1c). To what extent does the year student first took diversity course correlate with democratic values? 2. To what extent do student experience variables correlate with democratic values? 2a). To what extent does participating in student government correlate with democratic values? 2b). To what extent does attending a racial/cultural workshop correlate with democratic values? 2c). To what extent is studying abroad correlated with democratic values? 2d). To what extent is community services correlated with democratic values? 2e). To what extent is registering to vote correlated with democratic values? ❧ The methodology used for this single institutional investigation was a non-experimental longitudinal research design utilizing a secondary data analysis of student transcripts and self-reported data. The secondary data analysis provided detailed pre-college characteristics (gender, race, parents’ education and pre-test for the outcome variables) as well as student experiences while attending Western University. Astin’s (1984, 1993) I-E-O model was used as the organizational frame to investigate pretests of selected democratic values (empathy values, leadership values, liberal values, social values, spiritual values), the environment (diversity courses and student diversity experiences) and the democratic values posttest outcomes (empathy values, leadership values, liberal values, social values, spiritual values). ❧ The findings from the analysis showed a strong relationship between taking four or more diversity courses with having higher changes in the empathy and liberal democratic value scores. Additionally, a typology level 2 or higher for the first diversity course taken was statistically associated with having more change in the liberal democratic value scores. These findings were consistent with prior theory and the research on the association of diversity course work and democratic values. ❧ Moreover, the findings showed a strong relationship between attending a racial awareness workshop and stronger democratic values in the empathy, liberal, social and spiritual categories. In addition, participating in community service had a strong relationship with greater change in leadership democratic value scores, and student participation in studying abroad programs was related to the endorsement of social democratic values. Hence, this study showed a greater gain in democratic values for those students who participated in extracurricular activities, particularly attending a racial/cultural workshop. The findings of this study contribute in important ways to the evidence showing a new way to assess the uniqueness of diversity courses as well as clearly showing the value of diversity initiatives (both co-curricular and curricular) relative to five important democratic values needed to prepare students to live in a democratic society. |
| Keyword | diversity courses; student diversity experiences; democratic values; higher education; diversity requirement; undergraduate students; diversity outcomes |
| 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-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Estrada, Veronica Emily |
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| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-EstradaVer-1069.pdf |
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| Full text | EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY COURSES AND STUDENT DIVERSITY EXPERIENCES ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ DEMOCRATIC VALUES AT A PRIVATE URBAN RESEARCH INSTITUTION by Veronica Emily Estrada 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 2012 Copyright 2012 Veronica Emily Estrada |
