Attitudes of Interfaith Students in the West

Abe W. Ata, PhD (1980), is Adjunct Professor at both La Trobe and Victoria universities. He has published 21 monographs, 37 entries in three encyclopedias, and 153 journal articles.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesAbout the Authors1 Cross-Cultural Attitudes in Education: Majority-Minority Students in Australia and Germany1 Religious Diversity, Education, and Prejudice2 Knowledge, Attitudes and False Beliefs in Education3 Examining the Resentments and Grievances of the Australian Muslim Community4 Examining the Resentments and Grievances of the Dominant Australian Community5 Fostering Race-Related Dialogue in Education between the Two Groups6 Methodology and AnalysisPART 1: Knowledge, False Beliefs and Cross-Cultural Attitudes2 Knowledge, False Beliefs and Fact-Driven Perceptions of Muslims in Australian High Schools1 Introduction2 Method3 Findings4 Perception of Islam5 Discussion6 Conclusions3 Knowledge, False Beliefs, and Information Processing Perception of Australia by Muslim High School Students1 Introduction2 Companion Study of Non-Muslim Students3 Survey Method and Sample Characteristics4 Overall Results5 Words and Images Which the Word “Australian” Triggers in the Mind of Participants6 Discussion and Findings7 Conclusions4 Reaction Mixture of Perception and Attitudes of Tertiary Educated Muslim Students to Mainstream Australian CommunityAbe W. Ata and David Teh1 Introduction2 Originality and Relevance of the Survey3 Survey Method and Sample Characteristics4 Findings5 Knowledge about Christianity6 Educational Influences on Interfaith Relations7 ConclusionsPART 2: Intergroup Relations, Social Distance and Religious Bias5 Perception of the “Other” in Catholic Schools in Australia: A National Survey1 Introduction2 Survey Method3 Characteristics of Participating Schools4 Conclusions6 Differentiating Effects of Social Distance and Intergroup Contact: German University Students’ Views on Islam and MuslimsAbe W. Ata and Klaus Baumann1 Introduction2 Definitions and Background Perspectives3 Survey Method and Sample Characteristics4 Results and Discussion5 Conclusions7 Commixture Effects of Community Norms, Knowledge, and Friendship on Social Distance/Intergroup Relations with Muslims in the Wake of the Christchurch Terrorist AttacksAbe W. Ata and David Teh1 Background Perspectives—the Case of New Zealand2 Survey Method, Data Analysis, and Sample Characteristics3 Statistical Computations and Data Analysis4 Results and Discussion5 ConclusionsPART 3: Religious Affiliation, Gender Differences, and Integration8 Do Muslim-Australian Tertiary Students View Their Own Values to Be Compatible with Those Held by the Dominant/Mainstream Society!1 Originality and Relevance of the Survey2 Survey Method and Sample Characteristics3 Conclusions9 Cultural, Gender and Religious Predictors of Perception of Muslims at Tertiary Institutions1 Method Originality and Relevance of the Survey2 Survey Method and Sample Characteristics3 Results and Discussion4 Conclusions10 Knowledge, False Beliefs and Fact Driven Perceptions of Muslims in German UniversitiesAbe W. Ata and Klaus Baumann1 Introduction2 Survey Method and Sample Characteristics3 Discussion4 ConclusionsPART 4: Social Cohesion, Stereotyping, and Inclusivity11 Psychological and Social Distance of School-Age Non-Muslim Australians towards Muslims and Islam1 Methods2 Results3 Discussion and Conclusions12 How Do Students in Islamic Schools Perceive Their Values as Compatible with the Broader Australian Community: A National Survey1 Survey Method and Sample Characteristics2 Findings and Discussion3 Overall Results13 Conclusions1 Part 1: Knowledge, False Beliefs and Cross-Cultural Attitudes2 Part 2: Intergroup Relations, Social Distance and Religious Bias3 Part 3: Religious Affiliation, Gender Differences and Social Harmony4 Part 4: Social-Psychological Distance, Stereotyping, and InclusivityReferencesIndex