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Racial attitudes and discrimination: University teacher education students compared to the general student population
College Student Journal
  • Deborah A Byrnes, Utah State University
  • G Kiger
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1988
Abstract

Examined the racial tolerance of 187 non-Black elementary teacher education undergraduates as compared to 97 other undergraduates at a university in the Rocky Mountain region of the US. Ss were administered 2 racial attitude instruments. Findings indicate no statistically significant differences in racial attitude scale scores between teacher education students and other Ss. However, an interaction effect between student status and religious affiliation was found. Nonfundamentalist teacher education students as a group expressed more positive racial attitudes than other groups of Ss, whether those other groups were fundamentalist in their religious affiliation or were nonfundamentalists from the general student population.

Citation Information
Byrnes, D. A., & Kiger, G. (1988). Racial attitudes and discrimination: University teacher education students compared to the general student population. College Student Journal, 22, 176-189.