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The study utilizes data from the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS) project, which followed thousands of students attending 122 colleges and universities across their four years in college. IDEALS has been used in other research projects, as well, including studies that explored attitudes toward Jews and Evangelicals.
“If we want to prepare students to interact productively with an increasingly diverse and global world, we need to provide them with the opportunity to engage across lines of difference in all its forms, including religious differences,” Shaheen said.
Higher education plays a crucial role in presenting these opportunities, Shaheen said, but noted that tensions around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work on university and college campuses complicate their implementation.
Based on these findings, educators and administrators alike can take immediate steps to enhance their classrooms and administrative spaces beginning with identifying the support programs, structures and policies that exist within their office, department or college to support the needs of students with diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds.
More information:
Musbah Shaheen et al, Latent Growth Modeling of the Attitudes of Non-Muslims Toward Muslims in College: A Longitudinal Analysis, The Journal of Higher Education (2023). DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2023.2251868
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