Campus Climate for Diversity and Students' Sense of Belonging in Ethiopian Public Universities

Autor/inn/en	Manaze, Mesfin; Ford, Angela
Titel	Campus Climate for Diversity and Students' Sense of Belonging in Ethiopian Public Universities
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 28 (2021) 4, S.5-24 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Diversity; Public Colleges; College Students; Ethnic Diversity; Religion; Student Attitudes; Student School Relationship; College Environment; College Faculty; Individual Characteristics; Student Experience; Bias; Student Satisfaction; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Hochschulumwelt; Fakultät; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Studienerfahrung; Äthiopien
Abstract	Ethiopia is known as a 'museum of people' with over 80 ethnic groups and a variety of religions. In such a diverse country, the need for diversity management is critical and ongoing. This convergent parallel mixed method study explored diversity management on public university campuses, by examining a representative student sample from eight Ethiopian public universities. A stratified random sample of universities was chosen, and 458 students participated in a modified version of the Diverse Learning Environment survey, and 24 individuals were chosen through purposeful sampling for interviews. In addition, documents were analyzed at both the country and institutional levels. The findings indicate public universities in Ethiopia are generally ethnically and religiously diversified, and students generally have a positive attitude towards ethnic and religious diversity, low levels of negative diversity related experiences, and moderate levels of diversity related satisfaction. Results showed a moderate yet statistically significant positive relationship between diversity related satisfaction and students' sense of belonging at their universities. These findings indicate that the climate for diversity on campuses is moderately positive. Recommendations to increase diversity and the students' attitudes toward diversity include policy and planning implications, as well as continued research to increase knowledge and understanding. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01