Reducing Student Prejudice in Diversity-Infused Core Psychology Classes
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Authors
Hussey, Heather
Issue Date
2010
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
prejudice , attitude change , curriculum , inclusion , diversity , Cause Research Institute , Student Success Science , Educational Leadership & Learning Lifelong
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Abstract
The current quasi-experimental study compared two sections of a course, one that included diversity content and one that did not. The authors obtained pretest and posttest data on students’ attitudes toward a number of different minority groups and on their levels of course content knowledge. The authors also examined two questions: first, whether exposure to diversity would reduce prejudice, and second, whether inclusion of diversity content would reduce the amount of core course content learned by students. At posttest, significant differences were found in terms of positive attitude change; infusing diversity into course content did not affect content knowledge
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Hussey, H. D., Fleck, B. K., & Warner, R. M. (2010). Reducing student prejudice in diversity-infused core psychology classes. College Teaching, 58(3), 85-92.