Influence of African American engineering student perceptions of campus climate on graduation rates
Influence of African American engineering student perceptions of campus climate on graduation rates
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DOI：
10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00847.x
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发表时间：
2005-04-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Watkins, C
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作者：
Brown, AR;Morning, C;Watkins, C
对非裔美国工程本科生对机构和个人/社会校园气候因素的看法进行了调查，以确定这些看法如何影响学业成绩和机构毕业率。数据收集是通过使用对全国受试者样本进行定量和定性调查工具来完成的。该研究发现，各个机构的非裔美国人毕业率存在很大差异，而且按学术选择性或历史上黑人学院和大学的指定分类的机构群体之间的毕业率也存在差异。学术选择性较高的院校的学生毕业率较高。然而，与就读其他院校的学生相比，就读历史悠久的黑人学院和大学类别的学生对自己的大学经历有更有利的看法，并且成绩也更高。在控制院校类别后，较高的毕业率与学生对种族主义和歧视的看法较低以及学生对院校的更大承诺相关。
African American undergraduate engineering student perceptions of institutional and personal/social campus climate factors were investigated to determine how these perceptions influence academic performance and institutional graduation rates. Data collection was accomplished through use of a quantitative and qualitative survey instrument administered to a national sample of subjects. The research discovered wide variation in individual institutional African American graduation rates and differences in rates among groups of institutions categorized by their academic selectivity or their designation as a Historically Black College and University. Students at institutions in the higher of the academic selectivity categories had higher graduation rates. However, students enrolled in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities category had more favorable perceptions of their college experience and had higher grades than students attending other institutions. After controlling for institution category, higher graduation rates were associated with students' lower perceptions of racism and discrimination and with students' greater institutional commitment.