How Educators Can Help Reduce Political Polarization, With Brett Levy UAlbany News podcast

More than eight-in-ten U.S. adults believe that political discourse has become more negative and less respectful, according to a survey conducted earlier this year by the Pew Research Center.

On this episode, Brett Levy of the School of Education shares how educators might play a larger role in reducing political polarization among their students.

Levy is an assistant professor of educational theory and practice at UAlbany. Read episode transcription.

The study, “Can Education Reduce Political Polarization? Fostering Open-Minded Political Engagement During the Legislative Semester,” was published in the Teachers College Record in May 2019.

The UAlbany News Podcast is hosted and produced by Sarah O'Carroll, a Communications Specialist at the University at Albany, State University of New York, with production assistance by Patrick Dodson and Scott Freedman.

Have a comment or question about one of our episodes? You can email us at mediarelations@albany.edu, and you can find us on Twitter @UAlbanyNews.

More than eight-in-ten U.S. adults believe that political discourse has become more negative and less respectful, according to a survey conducted earlier this year by the Pew Research Center.

On this episode, Brett Levy of the School of Education shares how educators might play a larger role in reducing political polarization among their students.

Levy is an assistant professor of educational theory and practice at UAlbany. Read episode transcription.

The study, “Can Education Reduce Political Polarization? Fostering Open-Minded Political Engagement During the Legislative Semester,” was published in the Teachers College Record in May 2019.

Have a comment or question about one of our episodes? You can email us at mediarelations@albany.edu, and you can find us on Twitter @UAlbanyNews.

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