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They Only Hate the Term: Explaining Opposition to History Curriculum Policy and Critical Race Theory

Jonathan E. Collins

The George Floyd Protests of the Summer of 2020 initiated public conversations around the need for antiracist teaching. Yet, over time the discussion evolved into policy debates around the use of Critical Race Theory in civics courses. The rapid transition masked the fact that we know little about Americans' policy preferences. Do Americans support antiracist teaching? What factors best explain support/opposition? How does critical race theory factor in? Using a series of original survey experiments, this study shows that Americans maintain strong support for antiracist teaching, but that support is drastically weakened when curriculum features the term "critical race theory."

Keywords
critical race theory, antiracist, curriculum
Education level
K-12 Education
Topics
Policy, Politics, and Governance
Tags
Race, ethnicity, and education,
Curriculum,
Social studies education
Download 09/2022
Document Object Identifier (DOI)
10.26300/vjqq-rf50
EdWorkingPaper suggested citation:
Collins, Jonathan E.. (). They Only Hate the Term: Explaining Opposition to History Curriculum Policy and Critical Race Theory. (EdWorkingPaper: -649). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/vjqq-rf50

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