Abstract/Details

Racial identity development of mixed race college students

Steele, Helen Diamond.   Clemson University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2012. 3550287.

Abstract (summary)

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence mixed race college students' choice of racial identity. This study also explored whether or not there are any differences among each of the racial identity groups' perceptions of institutional support for mixed race college students. The theoretical framework of this study was formed by Chickering's Theory of Psychosocial Identity Development, Wijeyesinghe's Factor Model of Multiracial Identity, and Renn's Patterns of Multiracial Identity. The eight research questions that guided this study addressed hypothesized factors that may have a relationship with a mixed race student's racial identity and students' perceptions of institutional support for mixed race students. The sample included traditional age college students (18-24 at the time of the survey) who are mixed race (which is defined as having biological parents belonging to different racial groups) and enrolled as full-time students (registered for twelve or more credits) at an institution that was a member of the University System of Georgia. This study employed a survey instrument that included 63 multiple-choice and Likert scale questions and was divided into six sections: (a) racial ancestry, (b) racial identity, (c) physical appearance, (d) cultural attachment, (e) other social identities, and (f) institutional characteristics. The following quantitative methods were employed to analyze the collected data: (a) descriptive statistics, (b) Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, (c) analysis of variance, (d) multinomial logistic regression, and (e) factor analysis. Implications for future research, policy, and practice are included.

Keywords: mixed race, racial identity development

Indexing (details)


Subject
Educational psychology;
Developmental psychology;
Ethnic studies;
Higher education administration
Classification
0446: Higher Education Administration
0525: Educational psychology
0620: Developmental psychology
0631: Ethnic studies
Identifier / keyword
Social sciences; Psychology; Education; Mixed race; Racial identity development
Title
Racial identity development of mixed race college students
Author
Steele, Helen Diamond
Number of pages
215
Degree date
2012
School code
0050
Source
DAI-A 74/05(E), Dissertation Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
978-1-267-87324-8
Advisor
Cawthon, Tony
Committee member
Bridges, Jr., William C.; Havice, Pamela A.; Warner, Cheryl B.
University/institution
Clemson University
Department
Education
University location
United States -- South Carolina
Degree
Ph.D.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
3550287
ProQuest document ID
1285529407
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/1285529407