Trigger Warnings. Blueprint for Reform

Institution	James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Titel	Trigger Warnings. Blueprint for Reform
Quelle	(2020) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monografie
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Emotional Response; Trauma; Higher Education; Safety; Educational Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Emotionales Verhalten; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sicherheit; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	A trigger warning is an early notification of any subject matter which might be considered traumatizing for the audience. It has been particularly common in university lectures and reading lists, and is either issued verbally prior to lectures or presentations, or is part of the syllabus. Trigger warnings have been enormously controversial. According to some estimates, around 51% of academics use trigger warnings. Some universities have begun to require that faculty use trigger warnings before they present potentially sensitive material. Trigger warnings do not seem to help, but rather increase students' anxieties. They also lead to what many psychologists have warned, to a culture of "safetyism" and coddling of the mind. In sum, "Trigger Warning" policies, though well meaning, have failed in study after study, have proven to be largely ineffective and in some cases harmful, and come with a host of negative externalities. This report recommends that universities take steps to limit the use of trigger warnings. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. 353 East Six Forks Road Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27609. Tel: 919-828-1400; Fax: 919-828-7455; Web site: https://www.jamesgmartin.center/
Begutachtung	unbekannt
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01