Examining the extent and role of implicit bias within the religious education classroom
Implicit biases within education exist amongst both staff and students. The primary reasons for such biases exist due to the postcolonial condition, which has resulted in colonial influence that is systemically embedded amongst institutions such as schools. Within the context of the religious educat...
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2021
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| Summary: | Implicit biases within education exist amongst both staff and students. The primary reasons for such biases exist due to the postcolonial condition, which has resulted in colonial influence that is systemically embedded amongst institutions such as schools. Within the context of the religious education classroom, using the Harvard Implicit Associations Test (IAT) education practitioners have the ability to measure and reduce the implicit biases demonstrated by staff and students. Students and staff tend to demonstrate implicit biases which demonstrate an automatic preference towards majority races and religions, but using decolonised models of curricula, staff have the potential to reduce such biases. |
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