A1 Journal article (refereed)
Teachers’ beliefs and characteristics predictive of their willingness to cultivate a safe, ethnically inclusive school environment (2024)

Khanolainen, D., Nesterova, Y., Semenova, E., Fatkhulova, E., & Trach, J. (2024). Teachers’ beliefs and characteristics predictive of their willingness to cultivate a safe, ethnically inclusive school environment. International Journal of Educational Research, 127, Article 102420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102420

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All authors or editors: Khanolainen, Daria; Nesterova, Yulia; Semenova, Elena; Fatkhulova, Elvira; Trach, Jessica

Journal or series: International Journal of Educational Research

ISSN: 0883-0355

eISSN: 1873-538X

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 17/07/2024

Volume: 127

Article number: 102420

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102420

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96609

Abstract

This study fills an important gap in our understanding of how teachers’ beliefs and characteristics influence their willingness to engage in classroom practices that promote ethnic inclusivity and prevent ethnicity-based exclusion and conflicts among students. A sample of 454 in-service Russian teachers completed an online survey that included questions asking about teachers’ own ethnic background, the ethnic diversity of their school, their beliefs about multiculturalism, empathic anger experienced in response to witnessing ethnicity-based mistreatment, and job satisfaction. The results revealed that positive multicultural beliefs, empathic anger, and job satisfaction were positively predictive of teachers’ willingness to promote ethnic inclusivity in the classroom.

Keywords: school environment; learning environment; multiculturalism; inclusion; ethnic groups; ethnic minorities; ethnic discrimination; teachers; conceptions; empathy; work satisfaction; Russians

Free keywords: multiculturalism; ethnic inclusion; safe learning environment; ethnicity-based exclusion; teachers; Russia

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VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 2