Investigating the Perceptions of Intellectual Diversity among Socially Conservative Christian Seniors at Elite U.S. Colleges

Autor/in	Brow, Mark V.
Titel	Investigating the Perceptions of Intellectual Diversity among Socially Conservative Christian Seniors at Elite U.S. Colleges
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Christian Education, 25 (2016) 1, S.38-55 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1065-6219
DOI	10.1080/10656219.2016.1140601
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Attitudes; Selective Admission; Christianity; Political Attitudes; Academic Freedom; College Faculty; Social Bias; Correlation; Teacher Attitudes; Educational History; African American Students; Religious Cultural Groups; Jews; Asian Americans; Hierarchical Linear Modeling + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsselektion; Christentum; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Akademische Freiheit; Fakultät; Korrelation; Lehrerverhalten; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA
Abstract	This study investigated the perceptions of intellectual diversity at elite U.S. universities through the lens of the socially conservative Christian senior. Closely aligned with the principle of academic freedom, intellectual diversity is a foundational value putatively espoused by most if not all colleges and universities in the US. Although studies have consistently shown a professorate that is overwhelmingly Democratic and ideologically left-of-center, many scholars deny that any systematic bias exists. Research has shown a correlation between commitment to Christian/conservative values and perception of professor bias. Using hierarchical generalized linear modeling (HGLM) on a subset of the nationally representative sample (N = 2,789) of "very high" institutions, this current study found corroborative evidence that socially conservative Christian students were disproportionately "dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with their institutions' respect for the expression of diverse beliefs. Generalized findings suggest that systematic bias vis-à-vis the expression of diverse beliefs exists at elite U.S. colleges. The discussion begins by situating intellectual diversity within its historical and contemporary contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01