Experiences with Diversity in the Curriculum: Implications for Graduate Programs and Student Affairs Practice
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Joy Gaston Gayles
and Bridget T Kelly
The purpose of this study was to assess individuals perceptions of and experiences with diversity in the curriculum of graduate preparation programs in student affairs. We were particularly interested in how diversity is incorporated into the curriculum and how individuals have been able to apply what they learned about diversity issues to student affairs practice. Using focus group interviews, data were collected from graduate students and student affairs practitioners. Three major themes that focus on requiring diversity in the curriculum, what should be included in diversity courses, and effective ways of linking theory to practice are discussed.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Article
- Table of Contents
- Comments from the NASPA Journal Editor
- Great Expectations and the Ultimate Reality Check: Voices of Students During the Transition from High School to College
- Indecision and an Avalanche of Expectations: Challenges Facing Sophomore Resident Assistants
- First-Generation Status and Student Race/Ethnicity as Distinct Predictors of Student Involvement and Learning
- Health, Culture, HIV/AIDS, and Latino/a College Students
- Applying Social Norms Theory within Affiliation Groups: Promising Interventions for High-Risk Drinking
- Rearticulating the Leadership Experiences of African American Women in Midlevel Student Affairs Administration
- Who We Really Are: Demographic Factors that Predict Student Service Leadership
- Transforming Student Affairs Strategic Planning into Tangible Results
- Experiences with Diversity in the Curriculum: Implications for Graduate Programs and Student Affairs Practice
- Student Affairs and Hurricane Katrina: Contextual Perspectives from Five Institutions of Higher Education in New Orleans
- Book Reviews
- NASPA Journal Volume 44, Number 1