ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN ESTIMATES OF GAINS MADE BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS

Abstract

This study examined whether community college students of differing ethnic backgrounds report differential perceptions of growth and development as a function of their community college experience. A multivariate analysis of variance was conducted on survey data from the Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire (J. Friedlander, C. R. Pace, & P. W. Lehman, 1990). A national sample of 15,263 community college students was used. The ethnic groups under investigation were African‐American, Hispanic, White, and Asian. Tukey‐Kramer tests revealed several statistically significant differences among ethnic groups. However, effect size and omega square analyses suggest that these differences were small in magnitude.

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Theodore E. Swigart

The authors express their appreciation to Patricia H. Murrell, Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Memphis for providing access to the CCSEO data.