+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:
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
Items:
- I enjoy having discussions with people whose ideas and values are different from my own.
- The real value of a college education lies in being introduced to different values.
- I enjoy talking with people who have values different from mine because it helps me better understand myself and my values.
- Learning about people from different cultures is a very important part of my college education.
- I enjoy taking courses that challenge my beliefs and values.
- The courses I enjoy most are those that make me think about things from a different perspective.
- 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.
- 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
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