+Openness to Diversity and Challenge

Pascarella, Edison, Nora, Hagedorn, & Terenzini (1996)

Topic: Diversity-Related Beliefs

Instructions:

Please rate your level of agreement with the following items on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

Response Options:  

  1. Strongly disagree
  2. Disagree
  3. Neither agree nor disagree
  4. Agree
  5. Strongly agree

Items:

  1. I enjoy having discussions with people whose ideas and values are different from my own.
  2. The real value of a college education lies in being introduced to different values.
  3. I enjoy talking with people who have values different from mine because it helps me better understand myself and my values.
  4. Learning about people from different cultures is a very important part of my college education.
  5. I enjoy taking courses that challenge my beliefs and values.
  6. The courses I enjoy most are those that make me think about things from a different perspective.
  7. Contact with individuals whose backgrounds (e.g., race, national origin, sexual orientation) are different from my own is an essential part of my college education.
  8. I enjoy courses that are intellectually challenging.

Citation:

Pascarella, E. T., Edison, M., Nora, A., Hagedorn, L. S., & Terenzini, P. T. (1996). Influences on Students’ Openness to Diversity and Challenge in the First Year of College. The Journal of Higher Education, 67(2), 174. https://doi.org/10.2307/2943979 Links to an external site.

Link to PDF:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00221546.1996.11780255?casa_token=12_pmqcVbmcAAAAA:erOtfsr_iBI7d_6lD14GSEOHAwz9WxbkmeMqKvY75gY9W1wtoTWJexXhG1CEhkjkdrwcR65u8ko Links to an external site.

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