Exploring fiction as a means of holistic anti-prejudice education in schools
Lead Research Organisation:
Durham University
Department Name: Education
Abstract
In mind of the governmental objective of increased
inclusion of marginalised groups in schools and the perceived
ineffectuality of existing interventions, I would like to take an
interdisciplinary approach to researching prejudice education.
This proposal concerns researching the para-social contact
hypothesis, the idea that narratives can act as a kind of
extension of consciousness, as a medium of remedying
prejudice. In doing so, I wish to investigate the practicality
and effect of introducing fiction concerning characters who
celebrate diversity as a means of anti-prejudice education.
This research is necessary given that it wishes to investigate a
low cost, practical intervention based on the anti-prejudice
benefits of reading certain types of fiction.
inclusion of marginalised groups in schools and the perceived
ineffectuality of existing interventions, I would like to take an
interdisciplinary approach to researching prejudice education.
This proposal concerns researching the para-social contact
hypothesis, the idea that narratives can act as a kind of
extension of consciousness, as a medium of remedying
prejudice. In doing so, I wish to investigate the practicality
and effect of introducing fiction concerning characters who
celebrate diversity as a means of anti-prejudice education.
This research is necessary given that it wishes to investigate a
low cost, practical intervention based on the anti-prejudice
benefits of reading certain types of fiction.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Oakleigh Welply (Primary Supervisor) | |
Abarethan Lecuyer (Student) |
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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ES/P000762/1 | 01/10/2017 | 30/09/2027 | |||
2222344 | Studentship | ES/P000762/1 | 01/10/2019 | 20/03/2023 | Abarethan Lecuyer |