Comparative study - changes in young people’s self-assessment of tolerance from 2017 to 2023

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10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_16How to use a DOI?

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Equality; youth; students; self-assessment; tolerance; values

Abstract

The dimension of tolerance is one of the pillars of the formation of democracy, living in a multicultural era it is important to understand the self-assessment of tolerance of young people, or what young people themselves think, how open they are, for example, in categories such as: (I) tolerance of other people’s opinions; (II) tolerance towards a person of a different religion; (III) tolerance towards people of other races. At the same time, it is important to identify young people’s views on the provision of equal opportunities: (I) opportunities for all ethnic/racial groups to receive education; (II) employment opportunities for all ethnic/racial groups; (III) to ensure equal opportunities for women and men daily. To be able to answer previously raised and current questions, the research group organized a survey of young people (students in grades 9–12) in 2017, 2019, and 2023. The survey was organized three times over seven years in the same country, in a particular city with the same target audience – pupils in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Thus, the publication aims to identify the self-assessment of tolerance of young people and their changes in the period from 2017 to 2023. The results of the empirical research, comparing the results of 2017 and 2023 comparative perspectives, reflect a decline in the self-assessment of tolerance of young people (tolerance to a different opinion, a different religion, and race) by an average of 12%, while in indicators of equal opportunities provision (equal opportunities for ethnic/racial groups and women/men), the self-esteem of young people has improved by 2%. The results of empirical research obtained may be binding on teachers, parents, students, policymakers, and scientists in the sector concerned to research youth tolerance.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Pāvels Jurs
AU  - Alīda Samuseviča
AU  - Inta Kulberga
AU  - Elita Špehte
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/29
TI  - Comparative study - changes in young people’s self-assessment of tolerance from 2017 to 2023
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Lifelong Education and Leadership for All (ICLEL 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 167
EP  - 174
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_16
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-380-1_16
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