ABSTRACT

This study examined the effects of joint academic study involving minority students from the Bedouin population in Israel with the general population on out-group and in-group trust. Using a modified version of the trust game as a serial game with complete information and 135 students from both populations in a joint academic programme, we found that the level of trust of the Bedouin students towards the general population decreases over time, despite their having assimilated into this group. We discuss the theoretical explanations and implications of this result, along with practical recommendations for introducing complementary steps to enhance trust over time between the two populations. The latter includes creating more social and academic encounters between the groups and offering better incentives for cross-sector collaboration. This study is the first to examine the development of trust over time in academia between different ethnic groups while the groups are in national conflict.

摘要

本研究检验了涉及以色列贝都因人口的少数民族学生与一般人口的联合学术研究对群体外和群体内信任的影响。使用信任游戏的修改版本作为具有完整信息的系列游戏，并在联合学术课程中使用来自两个人群的 135 名学生，我们发现贝都因学生对普通人群的信任水平随着时间的推移而降低，尽管他们已经同化了入这个组。我们讨论了这一结果的理论解释和含义，以及引入互补步骤以随着时间的推移增强两个群体之间信任的实用建议。后者包括在团体之间创造更多的社会和学术交流，并为跨部门合作提供更好的激励。随着时间的推移，在学术界不同民族之间又出现民族冲突。