ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1679742
This article is part of the Research TopicProtective vs Risk Factors for Stress and Psychological Well-being in Academic University ContextsView all 19 articles
Evaluating Mental Health Education in Ethnic Minority Universities in China: A CIPP Model Approach
Provisionally accepted
Zhang Lu1*
Wu Wen Hui2- 1Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China
- 2Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, China
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Addressing rising needs for mental health education in ethnic minority universities in China, this study developed and validated a CIPP-based scale to evaluate program effectiveness. Drawing on a sample of 1,635 students from ten universities in Inner Mongolia, the scale demonstrated robust structural validity and internal consistency across four dimensions: context, input, process, and product. The findings revealed significant group differences in student evaluations based on gender, academic year, discipline, and institution type, while prior counseling experience showed no significant effect. Although the course was widely recognized for its effectiveness and instructional quality, issues remain in student engagement, resource continuity, and service utilization. The study emphasizes the need for a more integrated, inclusive, and culturally responsive educational framework tailored to the needs of ethnic minority students, aiming to bridge the gaps between educational goals, practical implementation, and long-term psychological support.
Keywords: mental health education, CIPP, ethnic minority students, higher education, Program Evaluation
Received: 05 Aug 2025; Accepted: 20 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Lu and Hui. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Zhang Lu, zhanglu@imun.edu.cn
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