Diversity in the university: influence of behavior and demographic attributes over students’ relationship and academic performance

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  • Daniel Jardim Pardini Universidade FUMEC
  • Cristiana Fernandes De Muylder Universidade FUMEC
  • Bruno Medeiros Falcão Universidade FUMEC

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This research aims to evaluate the influence of diversity attributes for students’ relationship and academic performance in a Brazilian private university. Brazil has adopting

Abstract

This research aims to evaluate the influence of diversity attributes for students’ relationship and academic performance in a Brazilian private university. Brazil has adopting government policies that focuses on including people with low financial opportunities and African origin, increasing the access to a high education and also the diversity in this context. Most references dealing with similar issues of diversity impacts are from US universities and it is mostly focused on ethnic and racial attributes. This study intends to
explore also behavioral attributes (values, religion, sexual preferences and income). Using a qualitative and quantitative research method this work explores the way those attributes affects academic performance and the qualitative data justifies the answers. Research results shows that the demographic heterogeneity affects leisure habits and sexual preferences bias.

Author Biographies

Daniel Jardim Pardini, Universidade FUMEC

Prof. e Pesquisador do Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração e Coordenador do Mestrado em Administração de Sistemas de Informação e Gestão do Conhecimento da FUMEC

Cristiana Fernandes De Muylder, Universidade FUMEC

Profa. e Pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração e do Mestrado em Administração de Sistemas de Informação e Gestão do conhecimento da Universidade FUMEC

Bruno Medeiros Falcão, Universidade FUMEC

Mestre em Administração pela Universidade FUMEC

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Published

2011-10-04

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2011)

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