What Surveys Alone Cannot Tell: Responses of Asian American University Students to Campus Climate Findings
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Authors
Davis, Cory
Date
2022-05
Type
Dissertation
Language
en_US
Keywords
sense of belonging, campus climate, Asian American, college student
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Abstract
Description
AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF
Cory Michael Davis for the degree of Doctor of Education in Higher Education.
Presented on March 18, 2022
Title: What Surveys Alone Cannot Tell: Responses of Asian American University
Students to Campus Climate Findings.
Abstract approved:
Dr. Kathleen Norris, Dissertation Committee Chair
This qualitative research describes the responses of nine Asian American students at a
public, research university, in the Northeastern United States, to the results of a recent
campus climate survey. The results show that sense of belonging is an important factor in
the retention and persistence of Asian American students and suggest that while
university programs and initiatives brought students together and created powerful social
and educational bonds, these students found the student body neither welcoming nor
inclusive. These findings indicate the need for increased understanding and addressing of
issues faced by Asian American college students, as well as for institutional leaders to
foster campus communities that promote and support the success of all college students.