Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 97, Issue 2, 2022

Abstract The effect of teacher expectations on boys’ underperformance in reading Prior research indicates a gender gap in reading performance among primary school students in which boys underperform compared to girls. Based on theories on gender differences in teacher expectations and how low teacher expectations lead to low student reading performance, we, firstly, examined to what extent teacher expectations c Read More

Abstract A key principle in Dutch society is that everyone should and can participate equally. However, Muslim citizens do not participate as much in society as other Dutch citizens. This paper explores when Dutch Muslims’ religious practices increase or decrease the likelihood to participate in formal and informal citizen initiatives by exploring the role of experienced discrimination and political trust as moderators on the individ Read More

Abstract Why the higher educated oppose the political system. A study on the motives of higher educated citizens to vote for populist radical right parties. The majority of the voting electorate of Populist Radical Right Parties (PRRPs) generally consists of lower educated citizens. However, Forum for Democracy and JA21 have succeeded in attracting higher educated voters to their electorate. Little scientific research has been perf Read More

Abstract The intervention ‘Gay in the class’ and religious pupils – an effect? We investigate the effect of the teaching method Homo in de klas (‘Gay in the class’) among pupils in Reformed secondary education on their religious perceptions of sexual diversity. The quantitative survey shows a limited increase in pupils’ knowledge of the distinction that ‘according to the Bible someone may be gay, but should not act on it.’ The in Read More