Term of Award
Spring 2015
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
Committee Chair
Robert Lake
Committee Member 1
Kent Rittschof
Committee Member 2
C. Amelia Davis
Committee Member 3
Yasar Bodur
Abstract
Construction management students are situated in a predominantly white male industry. Since the industry is currently becoming more diverse, there is a need for construction management students to be more culturally responsive. Multicultural education is one way that students can be exposed to diverse cultures. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influences of a critical multicultural education curriculum on the multicultural attitudes of construction management students in a higher education construction management program. This research study used a survey instrument along with classroom observations, field notes and a research diary to measure the effectiveness of a 3 day multicultural education intervention in construction management students’ attitudes toward cultural diversity. The results suggest that the intervention was successful at positively changing the measured attitudes of construction management students. Future construction management programs might consider implementing a form of multicultural education into their curriculum in order to positively influence students’ attitudes toward diversity.
Recommended Citation
Martin, Clinton D., "Multicultural Attitudes of Construction Management Students in a Rural Southern University" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1250.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/1250
