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Racial Differences in the Effects of Campus Racial Climate on Degree Completion: A Structural Equation Model
The Review of Higher Education
  • Samuel D. Museus, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Andrew H. Nichols, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Amber D. Lambert, Indiana University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2008
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.0.0030
Abstract

Racial minority student persistence is of paramount importance to higher education policymakers and practitioners. This study was aimed at understanding racial differences in the direct and indirect effects of campus racial climate on degree completion using structural equation modeling techniques and a nationally representative sample. The findings of this analysis highlight the importance of examining conditional effects and indicate that students from disparate racial backgrounds may experience and react to their campus racial climates in different ways. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Citation / Publisher Attribution

The Review of Higher Education, v. 32, no. 1, p. 107-134

Citation Information
Samuel D. Museus, Andrew H. Nichols and Amber D. Lambert. "Racial Differences in the Effects of Campus Racial Climate on Degree Completion: A Structural Equation Model" The Review of Higher Education Vol. 32 Iss. 1 (2008) p. 107 - 134
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amber-dumford/4/