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First published in A University in Pursuit of Quality: The Future of Learning and Teaching at the University of Northern Iowa, (Mar 1996) published by the Center for Enhancement of Teaching, University of Northern Iowa.

Document Type

Conference

Publication Version

Full Published Version

Keywords

University of Northern Iowa; Education, Higher

Journal/Book/Conference Title

A University in Pursuit of Quality: The Future of Learning and Teaching at the University of Northern Iowa

First Page

145

Last Page

149

Abstract

Beginning with the influx of "new" students following World War II, the higher education community has become more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, financial background, academic preparation, vocational goals, and physical abilities. Levine (1993) traces these historical developments, which clearly are uneven across institutions. In addition, the pace of change has been unsteady for at least some subgroups served by higher education. While each of the five decades has marked increasing numbers and percentages of "minority" students enrolled in colleges and universities, enrollment growth in some minority groups-especially African-American and Native American-has slowed or reversed. Enrollment is also different from retention, which for minority students as a whole is significantly less than for the population of all students. For these and other reasons, Astin (1982) and Altbach (1991) are among those who bring attention to the continuing "racial crisis" in higher education. It is in this larger context that Richardson and Skinner (1991) examine relationships between diversity and quality in higher education.

Department

Department of Theatre

Original Publication Date

3-1996

Object Description

1 PDF File

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©1996 University of Nothern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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