新作坊

Assessing campus climate of cultural diversity: A focus on focus groups.

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to: (1) highlight diversity related findings from quantitative survey assessment efforts on a private university campus; (2) to utilize focus groups to assess student, faculty, staff, and management perceptions and attitudes of campus diversity climate; and (3) to illustrate how focus group information can complement quantitative survey findings. Eight homogeneous and heterogeneous focus groups made up of students, faculty, staff, and senior management participated in this study. Quantitative survey findings showed that different ethnic groups on campus had overall positive but somewhat different perceptions and attitudes regarding campus diversity climate. The focus group findings confirmed and complemented the quantitative survey findings. They also helped generate action recommendations. An attempt was made to evaluate the use of focus groups in addition to use of surveys to assess campus diversity climate. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)