Faculty Perceptions of Campus Diversity

<p>The primary purpose of this study was to assess faculty perceptions of campus diversity at Western Kentucky University. A Diversity Survey was developed and administered to faculty at Western Kentucky University. Responses from the 378 fulltime faculty members who completed the survey were used in this study. Composites including campus diversity climate, satisfaction with diversity effects, race, gender, and religion were formed from the survey items for use in the analyses. Results indicated that minority and women faculty perceive campus diversity less favorably than do majority and men faculty.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Psychology

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Purdy, Meghan K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Elizabeth Shoenfelt (Director), Dr. Reagan Brown, Dr. Jacquieline Pope-Tarrence

• Western Kentucky University minority college students
• race relations
• multiculturalism
• campus diversity
• Personality and Social Contexts
• Race and Ethnicity
• School Psychology
• Social Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1140

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-2143