Racial attitudes and discrimination: University teacher education students compared to the general student population
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
College Student Journal
Volume
22
Publication Date
1988
First Page
176
Last Page
189
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.
Recommended Citation
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.