Diversity as an opportunity or a challenge? A cross-national study of ethnic diversity and students’ generalized trust

Soobin Choi; Moosung Lee

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102301

Diversity as an opportunity or a challenge? A cross-national study of ethnic diversity and students’ generalized trust

Soobin Choi, Moosung Lee

Department of Education

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Abstract

In this study, we explore how ethnic diversity at the macro-level relates to students’ generalized trust by using cross-national data. Our analysis shows a positive relationship between ethnic diversity and generalized trust. This relationship is, however, inverted U-shaped curvilinear rather than linear, indicating that the positive relationship levels off and turns negative. While we also find that students’ educational experiences such as social relations at school are positively associated with generalized trust, ethnic diversity at the macro-level is still the most powerful factor in our analysis predicting students’ generalized trust. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	102301
Journal	International Journal of Educational Development
Volume	80
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102301
Publication status	Published - 2021 Jan

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Funding Information:
We acknowledge the anonymous reviewers and the editor for the constructive comments that helped to strengthen our manuscript. This work was supported by the Yonsei University Research Grant of 2020 . It was also supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea : [Grant Number NRF-2017S1A3A2065967 ].

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Education
Development
Sociology and Political Science

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