How Minority Students Experience College

How College Students Experience Intercultural Learning: Key Features and Approaches

Many colleges and universities in the United States aim to promote intercultural competence in their students. However, most research on this outcome has focused on the content of educational programs (what educators offer) rather than on how students experience intercultural learning. This qualitative inquiry from the Wabash National Study analyzed 207 intercultural experiences from 161 colleg...

The relationship between college experience and academic performance among minority students

A number of factors have been identified as important to the retention and success of minority students in American higher education. Foremost among these factors are college experience variables like academic integration and social integration. The purpose of this study was to model the relationship between college experience and academic performance for minority students enrolled in an Americ...

Minority Stress, Perceived Bicultural Competence, and Depressive Symptoms Among Ethnic Minority College Students

Based on biculturalism theory (LaFromboise, Coleman, & Gerton, 1993), the present study examined the direct effect of perceived bicultural competence (PBC) on depressive symptoms, and PBC as a potential coping resource to moderate the association between minority stress and depressive symptoms. Participants were 167 Asian American, African American, and Latino/a American students at a predomina...

The Lived Experience of Transgender College-Aged Students Receiving Healthcare

Background There is a relative dearth of information regarding transgender patient perceptions of healthcare provider interactions and experiences. Previous studies have examined the experiences of transgender patients across multiple generations. Purpose This research focuses on understanding the lived experience of transgender college-aged students receiving healthcare. The goal of this resea...

Childhood experience memories and anomie in adults and college students.