The Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Diversity and Overall Satisfaction of University Students by Race

Abstract

Dario 0. Prieto There is considerable evidence that campus climate has a great deal to do with the success or failure of students in higher education. Astin (1 993) and Pascarella and Terenzini ( 1 991) demonstrated the value of involvement on campus for students and the importance of programs to encourage that involvement. Sedlacek ( I 996) has shown the importance of community For what he called "nontraditional students," those from racial or cultural groups other than White, middle-class, young, and heterosexual.As more universities and colleges develop and sustain programs to encourage diversity, one must study the effects these programs have on the campus climate and the resulting implications for all students, traditional and nontraditional. Sedlacek (1 994)

Student satisfaction with Canadian music programmes: the application of the American Customer Satisfaction Model in higher education

“…With respect to antecedents, a number of individual and environmental factors that affect SS and development have been proposed. Individual characteristics may include grades (Centra and Rock 1971), gender (Drew and Work 1998) and ethnicity (Helm, Sedlacek, and Prieto 1998). For example, many instructors believe that there is, to some extent, a positive relationship between the final course grade and the level of overall satisfaction with this course.…”

An Intergroup Contact-Theory Framework for Evaluating Racial Climate on Predominantly White College Campuses

“…Such exposure to racial issues is likely to have important consequences for students. Research by Helm, Sedlacek, and Prieto (1998) suggests that the way race is discussed and perceived on campus has implications for the social and academic adjustment for both minority and majority group members. As such, it is important to investigate whether White students' perceptions of the overall racial climate of their campus have a similar association with their social adjustment and integration on campus as it does for ethnic minority students.…”

Exploring Race Differences in Correlates of Seniors’ Satisfaction with Undergraduate Education

“…However, there is limited and conflicting evidence concerning the association between race and satisfaction with college. Several studies have found significant race differences in satisfaction (Ancis, Sedlacek, and Mohr, 2000;Eimers and Pike, 1997;Helm, Sedlacek, and Prieto, 1998;Rorhlick, Alvarado, Zaruba, and Kallio, 1998;Sanders and Burton, 1996;Umbach and Porter, 2002) but others have not (Knox et al, 1992;Thomas and Galambos, 2004). Further, most of the research designs provide limited understanding of race-associated differences in the processes shaping satisfaction.…”