What Is Most Liked And Most Disliked About Diversity Education?
In the survey, we tested a lengthy list of positive statements associated with diversity education. Reflecting respondents’ overall support for diversity education, over 7 in 10 voters supported all of the statements. Criticisms of diversity education were also tested. These received far less agreement than did the positive statements. The argument that diversity education makes academic standards or admittance requirements less rigorous was rejected by the vast majority of respondents, as was the idea that diversity education is simply political correctness. Also, a strong majority reject the idea that diversity education takes resources away from more pragmatic, job-oriented curricula. Only one possible criticism (that diversity education has a liberal agenda) received majority agreement. In brief: Three Positive Statements Which Received The Most Support 1. In a multi-cultural society, the more we know about each other the better we’ll get along (91% agree). 2. New information about
