Using Experimental Methods to Investigate Discriminatory Tendencies: A Lesson Report

Yu-Wen Chen, Lena Masch, Kristin Finze

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    Abstract

    Using dictator games in experimental analysis, this lesson report demonstrates the process and results of a postgraduate class project in which university students were instructed to scientifically investigate and explore one of German society’s most hotly‐contested issues: the level of discriminatory tendencies of non‐Muslims towards Muslims. The results of this class project show little or no discriminatory tendencies toward Muslims. Instead, the university students under our investigation tended to act favorably, or at the very least, fairly toward Muslims. We 
    expect that this lesson report can demonstrate how a postgraduate course can be conducted in an innovative way, empowering students to collect primary data and finishing a small scientific project during the span of a semester.  

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Social Science Education
    Volume13
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)11-23
    Number of pages13
    ISSN1611-9665
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Fields of Science

    • 516 Educational sciences

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