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Classroom climate indicators and attitudes towards foreigners.

Burkhard Gniewosz¹, Peter Noack

¹Department of Educational Research, University of Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074, Wuerzburg, Germany. Burkhard.Gniewosz@uni-wuerzburg.de

Journal of Adolescence

|December 18, 2007

Summary

Schools can foster tolerance by creating a fair classroom climate. This study found that classroom fairness reduces intolerance among adolescents, while achievement pressure increases it, highlighting the impact of school environment on political development.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Political Science
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Schools are recognized as key socialization agents in political development.
The specific mechanisms by which schools influence political development remain underexplored.
Classroom climate indicators are crucial contextual factors for adolescent development.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between classroom climate and adolescent attitudes towards foreigners.
To identify specific classroom contextual variables that influence the development of tolerant attitudes.

Main Methods:

Multilevel analyses were conducted on data from 1312 German students.
Student reports on intolerant attitudes were regressed on background characteristics and perceived classroom climate.
Perceived fairness and achievement pressure in the classroom were key climate indicators examined.

Main Results:

Fairness in the classroom was negatively associated with intolerant attitudes towards foreigners.
Achievement pressure in the classroom was positively associated with intolerant attitudes.
Students in higher academic tracks and those with more educated parents reported lower levels of intolerance.

Conclusions:

A fair and open classroom climate is essential for fostering tolerant attitudes in adolescents.
Schools can actively shape students' political attitudes through their environment.
Interventions should focus on creating supportive classroom contexts to promote tolerance.