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| Title: |
Asian American College Students' Perceptions of Campus Climate |
| Authors: |
Lee, Sharon |
| Keywords: |
Asian American
Diversity
Campus Climate
LLS496 F07 |
| Issue Date: |
2008-Feb-20 |
| Series Name / Report no.: |
LLS 496: Diversity Research Project: Assessing and Enhancing Campus Climate at UIUC, Prof. Jorge Chapa.
The class begins with ethnographic research on the impact of the performances of "N*W*C*" and related events on the University of Illinois campus climate. As we are working on this initial collective effort, students also work on specifying their individual or group project for the semester. Examples include research on "cyberbullying" and "cyberhatred" i.e., internet postings that demean, insult, or threaten groups or individuals at UIUC; the self-segregation of UIUC students in social situations. Students are expected to create ethnographic "research process pages" with links to fieldnotes, interviews, maps, and other critical documents and to present their work at an EIU conference. This Diversity Research Project reviews the literature on actions and programs that comparable campuses have used to improve their campus climate. The goal of the Diversity Research Project will be to produce a report detailing these findings as they may be applied to UIUC. The course syllabus is available at: www.eui.uiuc.edu/docs/syllabi/LLS496F07.doc |
| Abstract / Summary: |
This exploratory study examines Asian American students' perceptions of campus climate at a public Midwestern university. Climate perceptions, when disaggregated along ethnicity, generation, and student status, varied considerably. Findings problematize stereotypical notions of Asian American student success and adjustment as “model minorities” in higher education. Implications for student affairs practitioners are discussed. |
| URI: |
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/3646 |
| Type of Resource: |
text |
| Publication Status: |
unpublished |
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