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Obstacles to Open Discussion and Critical Thinking: The Grinnell College Study.
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Trosset, Carol – Change, 1998
A Grinnell College (Iowa) study investigated whether students (n=200) felt that balanced discussion of racial/diversity issues was possible and why they did or did not want to discuss the issues. Most thought balanced discussion was impossible, feared a single viewpoint would dominate, and feared reprisal for speaking against the dominant…
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