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Research and Practice on Preparing College Students for a Diverse Democracy. Preparing College Students for a Diverse Democracy University of Michigan Funded by OERI, Department of Education Sylvia Hurtado, Shirley Greene, and Mark Kamimura. Session Overview. Introduction to the Project
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Research and Practice on Preparing College Students for a Diverse Democracy Preparing College Students for a Diverse Democracy University of Michigan Funded by OERI, Department of Education Sylvia Hurtado, Shirley Greene, and Mark Kamimura
Session Overview • Introduction to the Project • Conceptualizing Diversity • Research Activities • Participating Institutions • Small Group Activity • Student Outcomes • Summary & Final Remarks
ProjectGoals • To learn how colleges are creating diverse learning environments • To discover how students are learning from diverse peers • To understand and share how different campuses achieve goals for cognitive, social, and democratic outcomes
Conceptualizing Diversity • Structural Diversity: Representations of Different Groups • Interactions with Diverse Others: Quality, Nature, and Experience • Diversity in the Curriculum: Content and Pedagogy • Campus Diversity-related Practices: Nature, Form, and Impact
Research Activities • Inventory of campus practices • Campus site visits • Case studies of participating campuses • Student focus groups • National survey of institutions • Longitudinal survey of students • Focused classroom-based studies
Student Focus Groups • Student focus groups on each campus - Racial/ethnic majority student group(s) - Largest minority group(s) - Students engaged in diversity and civic initiatives - Specific ethnic groups unique to each campus & geographic region • Student experiences with diverse peers - In what contexts do diverse interactions occur? - What/how have they learned from diverse peers?
Arizona State University Norfolk State University University of California-Los Angeles University of Maryland University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of New Mexico University of Vermont University of Washington Participating Institutions
Campus Practices and Student Outcomes • What specific practices on your campus prepare students for a diverse democracy? • What key cognitive, social, and democracy related-skills should institutions focus on developing among students?
Outcomes for Preparing Students to Live in a Diverse Democracy • Cognitive Outcomes • Complex thinking skills • Critical thinking dispositions • Social Cognitive Outcomes • Perspective-taking • Willingness to discuss complex social problems with others • Democracy Outcomes • Interest in the public good • Civic engagement
For More Information http://www.umich.edu/~divdemo divdemo@umich.edu