Alumni
Assessments of the Contribution of Ethnic Diversity to Their Classroom
Experience,
by Minority Status, and Graduation Decade
Proportion
Placing Considerable ‡
Value on Ethnic Diversity
1970s
MA
65.0%***
(143)
WA
24.8%
(260)
1980s
MA
60.6%***
(188)
WA
32.5%
(205)
1990s
MA
57.3%
(206)
WA
50.0%
(100)
‡
”Considerable Value” is defined as responses of 5, 6,
or 7 on a scale of contributions to the classroom experience, where
1 = none, and 7 = a great deal.
+
p < .1
** p < .01 *** p < .001
Percentages are proportions giving scores of 5 or more.
