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From the Fear of Death to the Fear of "Dissimilar Other": A Research in Elementary School Classrooms
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Leondari, A.; Magos, K.; Oikonomou, A. – Education 3-13, 2014
Social stereotyping and prejudice constitute pressing societal problems and have many causes. Terror Management Theory offers a compelling and heavily researched account of individuals' reactions towards "dissimilar others" when faced with thoughts of mortality. Building from previous research with adult samples, the present study aimed…
Descriptors: Fear, Ethnic Groups, Social Bias, Ethnic Stereotypes
Predictors of Images towards the "Other": A Comparative Study between Jordanian and Greek Pre-Service Teachers
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Kostoulas-Makrakis, Nelly; Al-Said, Khaleel; Makrakis, Vassilios; Kalogiannakis, Pella; de Baz, Theodora – Intercultural Education, 2010
The present study examined the perceptions of Jordanian and Greek pre-service teachers (N = 489) towards the "Other" as well as towards tolerance and intolerance. Frequencies, "t"-tests and one-way analysis of variance, as well as multiple regression analyses, were performed for the data analysis. The results show that although…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Preservice Teachers