| Title: |
Graduate Student Preferences for Demographic Matching on an Advisor's Gender, Race, and Religion |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Scheitle, Christopher P.; Platt, Lisa F. (ORCID 0000-0003-3242-9656); House-Niamke, Stephanie M. |
| Source: |
Innovative Higher Education. Jun 2023 48(3):477-499. |
| Availability: |
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
23 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Contract Number: |
1749130 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Graduate Students; Faculty Advisers; Gender Bias; Race; Religion; Individual Characteristics; Preferences |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s10755-022-09632-7 |
| ISSN: |
0742-5627; 1573-1758 |
| Abstract: |
Research has examined the influence of a graduate student matching their advisor's demographic characteristics on a variety of outcomes, but comparatively few studies have examined students' preferences concerning such matching. Using data from a national survey of U.S. graduate students in five natural and social science disciplines, the analyses examine the importance students place on matching their advisor on three focal characteristics: gender, race, and religion. Overall, the analyses also find that the importance a student places on matching on one characteristic tends to be positively associated with the importance they place on matching on other characteristics. On gender-matching, the analyses find that female graduate students are more likely than male students to place importance on gender matching, but a majority still indicate that it is not at all important. However, a majority of Black students place importance on matching their advisor's race. Few students place any importance on religion matching, even among those who identify with a religion. While not discounting some groups' greater preference for matching their advisor's characteristics, these findings suggest that graduate programs should not assume that such preferences are universal or even particularly strong. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1376652 |
| Database: |
ERIC |