ERIC Number: EJ870911
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Aug
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1467-5986
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Student Attitudes towards Diversity in Sweden
Elmeroth, Elisabeth
Intercultural Education, v20 n4 p333-344 Aug 2009
The aim of the research reported in this paper was to study and analyse student attitudes towards ethnic diversity and their expectations regarding the school in creating positive attitudes. The results show that the majority of the students embrace a positive attitude towards multicultural society. However, this attitude varies when the variables of gender and tracking level are examined. Most students support a strong stand for taking an active approach against racism in school. There is an undertone of an appeal to teachers to remove flyers and other signs of discrimination and racism. Students with a negative or monocultural attitude need teachers who can act as active role models in creating a multicultural attitude. (Contains 9 tables.)
Descriptors: Role Models, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Student Diversity, Ethnic Diversity, Social Attitudes, Gender Differences, Racial Bias, Social Justice, Racial Discrimination, Attitude Change, Teacher Role, Jews, Social Discrimination, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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