College Campus Diversity and Student Development

College Campus Diversity and Student DevelopmentWe should all be having a communion about variation. The subject has been important to me since I was a child, perhaps due to in the flesh(predicate) experience or simply because I find diversity enchanting and beneficial to our growth in this global society. College campus diversity and its effect on students complaisant development is what I want to research for the purpose of this course. When asked to present an inherent theory related to the Higher Education field, cultural diversity was the first thing that came to mind. The United States is a racially and ethnically diverse country nearly countries have international students on their campuses, however the vast majority of students are of the same ethnicity. Due to the diversity of the United States, student bodies across the countrys colleges and universities are make up of students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, which is why I started intellection how di verse campuses might have a positive effect on the students mixer development.Initially, the implicit theory I real was Does a culturally diverse college campus help students become more well-rounded individuals? opinions will vary, that is the purpose of doing research, to understand what nurture is available on the topic and draw our conclusions However, before the Naked Presentation we were non allowed to perform any type of research. Not researching the topic beforehand allowed my trusting to flow freely. I came into class with all the reasons why I think a culturally diverse college campus enhances students development.In my opinion, diverse college campuses increase self-awareness and expand our cognitive content for viewing issues in a different way. For most students, college is the first metre they are living without their family and interacting with all kinds of people, which is essential for the understanding of my theory. Engaging in campus activities where divers ity is promoted is opening doors to the world, the real world. While I do show my hand with this topic, there are many people who may differ from my idea of personal growth being enhanced by diversity, and this is something I want to explore as well. Does campus diversity prepare students for future career success? My initial suspicion brought up more questions, this was one of them. As I mentioned before, we live in a global society, which means we have to interact with people from different backgrounds, not only in events that promote cultural diversity, but in our day to day lives. Todays workforce is rapidly growing more culturally diverse as more minorities and international students obtain their college degrees.College students graduate and enter the workforce with little to no experience, understanding how to interact with other adults, from any social or cultural background is a skill they want to develop while in college. Gaining the capacity of viewing issues from differe nt perspectives, not just your own, will go a long way not only in their personal lives but also in their professional careers. These were the main ideas I had when I chose this topic and developed my theory.Once in class, I began to notice how my colleagues approached each others questions from different angles. The question I ended up with, once everyone shared their input, was Does a diverse college campus becharm students development? and I am comfortable working with this question for my project. What do we view as development? And what aspect of development am I departure to explore to further develop my theory? These were questions I asked myself when I sat down and expanded my implicit theory.I also considered whether the campus location made a difference in the students development, the effects of attending a campus located in a city might have, over attending college in a untaught area. By going to college in a city, students are more prone to interact with people of al l backgrounds bigger cities, such as New York or San Francisco, tend to be more culturally diverse. Whereas, Students who attend college in a rural setting may not have as much, if any motion-picture show to people of different backgrounds due to the makeup of the population. My theory is still a work in progress as I type this, every time I think of the topic, I come up with more questions and ideas relevant to the theory. However, my main focus will remain the same, campus diversity and its influence on students social development.My implicit theory will be evaluated from different perspectives because when we talk about diversity the subject should be studied from many angles, its the essence of diversity after(prenominal) all. Once I read the scholarly articles and papers written about the topic, I know I will have more information to think about my theory more critically, this will subsequently show me different sides of the spectrum.