Teaching about prejudice with a Bogardus Social Distance Scale activity: Replication and extension

Maurer, Trent W.; Keim, Cassidy

doi:10.20429/ijsotl.2018.120107

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“…An example from a similar pre-and post-course self-assessment of prejudice may serve to make the point here. Undergraduate students were given self-assessment instruments to measure their level of prejudice against two target groups both pre-and post-the course, in which different teaching methods were aiming at reducing prejudice (Maurer & Keim 2018). The student co-researcher commented:…”

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Creating Leaders: A Pilot SoTL Study of an Ontological / Phenomenological Leadership Course

Carey

2020

ij-sotl

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This paper presents the results of a pilot SoTL study re: a non-traditional leadership course delivered in three sections of a foundational General Education course at [name of university] in 2016-17. This nontraditional course focuses explicitly on ontological change (a change in way of being) rather than epistemological change (a change in knowledge or skill sets). The project aimed at two goals: to replicate a pre-and post-course questionnaire study (Carney, Jensen, Ballarini, Echeverria, Nettleton, Stillwell, & Erhard, 2016) and to attempt to surface possible evidence of ontological change (change in ways of being). The pre-and post-course questionnaires replicated the Carney et al. study. Narrative data also indicates some change in self-perception of leadership capacities. These results suggest opportunities for considering moving beyond the dominant epistemological educational paradigm to explore the potential of ontological approaches to learning, at least in the arena of leadership development.

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Creating Leaders: A Pilot SoTL Study of an Ontological / Phenomenological Leadership Course

Carey

2020

ij-sotl

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“…The Bogardus Social Distance Scale developed to measure social distance among people was used as data collection tool (Bogardus, 1925). The Bogardus scale is used to reveal prejudices, stereotyping and perceptions that could cause discrimination between groups (Maurer, 2013). Scale items usually consist of 5 to 7 degrees of closeness.…”

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Measuring Social Distance Toward Individuals With Special Needs

Fırat

Koyuncu

2022

Sage Open

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Discovering social approaches to individuals with special needs and to what extent the society wants to interact with such people is of importance to fathom out not only the social responses to individuals with special needs but also the social reflections toward inclusive policies. This descriptive study accordingly aimed to investigate the level of social distance toward individuals with special needs and the factors affecting social distance. A total of 659 randomly sampled people from the southeastern region of Turkey participated in the study. Of the participants, 395 (60%) are female, and 264 (40%) are male. Their ages ranged from 16 to 64 years with a mean age of 28.4 years. Data were collected through the Bogardus Social Distance Scale developed to measure the level of social distance among people. Research results indicate that gifted individuals were the most accepted by the participants with regard to getting married and being close kin by marriage. The greatest social distance was expressed toward individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. Social distance toward individuals with special needs did not differ significantly according to education level, contact frequency, and gender of the participants.

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“…For example, Maurer (2013) evaluated a teaching strategy targeting social distance and discrimination through the implementation of the Bogardus Social Distance Scale; results indicated greater positive changes toward the target group (gay people) among students who received the teaching intervention than those who did not. However, Maurer and Keim (2018) performed a three-year replication and extension of Maurer's (2013) work, and their findings differed significantly. Results from six sections of an introductory family science course wherein students were assigned to one of three conditions illustrated that all were equally effective in reducing prejudice and discrimination, suggesting the need for additional research in this area (Maurer & Keim, 2018).…”

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“…However, Maurer and Keim (2018) performed a three-year replication and extension of Maurer's (2013) work, and their findings differed significantly. Results from six sections of an introductory family science course wherein students were assigned to one of three conditions illustrated that all were equally effective in reducing prejudice and discrimination, suggesting the need for additional research in this area (Maurer & Keim, 2018).…”

Section: Undergraduate Students' Attitudes Toward Marriage Equality: ...mentioning

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Undergraduate students' attitudes towards marriage equality: Changes in an introductory family science course

DiGregorio,

Maurer

2023

FSR

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This study explored undergraduate students’ changes in attitudes toward marriage equality in an introductory family science course. Students enrolled in the course were exposed to teaching activities centered largely around prejudice and discrimination to examine their effectiveness in facilitating the development of more positive attitudes toward marriage quality. The results of quantitative analyses revealed that substantial numbers of students became more supportive of marriage equality over time in this course. Qualitative analyses of written open-ended student responses utilizing the constant comparative method resulted in three emergent themes: support of marriage equality, increased understanding of marriage equality, and opposition to marriage equality. Collectively, the findings of this exploratory study indicate that the teaching method utilized was effective in fostering the development of more positive attitudes toward marriage equality. Implications for future research, replication, and adaptation in other disciplines are discussed.

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Teaching about prejudice with a Bogardus Social Distance Scale activity: Replication and extension

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Creating Leaders: A Pilot SoTL Study of an Ontological / Phenomenological Leadership Course

Creating Leaders: A Pilot SoTL Study of an Ontological / Phenomenological Leadership Course

Measuring Social Distance Toward Individuals With Special Needs

Undergraduate students' attitudes towards marriage equality: Changes in an introductory family science course

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