NEW
YORK, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heterodox
Academy (HxA), a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to
improving institutions of higher education by advocating principles
of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement
released a research report showing how comfortable or reluctant
more than 4,700 undergraduate students are discussing the
Isreali-Palestinian conflict at their university, and what
political variables are associated with greater reluctance.
Survey shows 47% of students at least
somewhat reluctant to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict on their
campus.
The report details four key takeaways:
- Over 47% of CES respondents at least somewhat reluctant to
discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
- Republicans, Independents, and unaffiliated students more
reluctant to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict than
Democrats;
- Students with more extreme ideological orientation more open to
discussing Israeli-Palestinian conflict than moderates;
- When students feel that their campus climate is supportive of
viewpoint diversity, they are less reluctant to discuss
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The new report is part of HxA's larger annual Campus Expression
Survey that surveyed a nationally representative convenience sample
of full-time college undergraduates at four-year colleges and
universities within the US. Survey respondents were recruited
online using stratified sampling via CloudResearch. The analyses
are based on data from 4,730 respondents. Note that these data were
collected in November and December
2023, and so do not reflect events on campus since data
collection.
HxA created the Campus Expression Survey in 2019 to measure the
extent to which students feel reluctant to discuss various topics
on their campuses, including timely topics unique to each year's
campus climate, with a focus on identifying variables associated
with students' reluctance to express their views. More reports
based on these data can be found on HxA's website.
About Heterodox Academy
Heterodox Academy (HxA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit membership
organization of 7,000+ faculty, staff, and students advocating for
policy and culture changes that keep universities truth-seeking,
knowledge-generating institutions grounded in open inquiry,
viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement.
Media Contact
Nicole Babaro
Director of Communications
barbaro@heterodoxacademy.org
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