Education Programs For Improving Intergroup Relations

Author : Walter G. Stephan
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807744598
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education Programs for Improving Intergroup Relations written by Walter G. Stephan and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2004-04-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly informative book describes in rich detail a wide variety of programs designed to improve intergroup relations. Specific techniques and practices are discussed and the research on the effectiveness of each program is carefully reviewed. In addition, there are chapters on the psychological mechanisms underlying successful programs and organizational practices that improve intergroup relations, as well as an up-to-date review of the overall effectiveness of these programs.

Author : Walter G. Stephan
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761920234
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Intergroup Relations written by Walter G. Stephan and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended both as supplementary reading for courses and as a practical guidebook for individuals and programs interested in reducing prejudice and improving intergroup relations. It provides the only comprehensive review and compilation of techniques of improving intergroup relations. There's a huge amount of literature on the causes and nature of prejudice, reflecting great interest in the topic, but the literature on prejudice reduction is more scattered, spread across a range of theoretical and applied sources. This book brings these literatures together with an emphasis on helping to elucidate what works and why.

Author : Forum on Adolescence
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 9780309073844
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth written by Forum on Adolescence and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-01-15 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 9-10, 1998, the Forum on Adolescence of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, a cross-cutting initiative of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, convened a workshop entitled Research to Improve Intergroup Relations Among Youth. Held at the request of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, this workshop considered selected findings of 16 research projects that have focused on intergroup relations among children and adolescents; all 16 received funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York for their work on this issue. The funding of these projects was part of a larger research initiative supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York that sought to update and expand the knowledge, sources, and dynamics of racial and ethnic prejudice among youth, identifying approaches to foster intergroup understanding. Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth is the summary of the workshop, which provided an opportunity to learn about the work and preliminary findings of the 16 projects. This report reviews the knowledge base regarding the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote peaceful, respectful relations among youth of different ethnic groups.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309172314
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 9-10, 1998, the Forum on Adolescence of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, a cross-cutting initiative of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, convened a workshop entitled Research to Improve Intergroup Relations Among Youth. Held at the request of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, this workshop considered selected findings of 16 research projects that have focused on intergroup relations among children and adolescents; all 16 received funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York for their work on this issue. The funding of these projects was part of a larger research initiative supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York that sought to update and expand the knowledge, sources, and dynamics of racial and ethnic prejudice among youth, identifying approaches to foster intergroup understanding. Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth is the summary of the workshop, which provided an opportunity to learn about the work and preliminary findings of the 16 projects. This report reviews the knowledge base regarding the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote peaceful, respectful relations among youth of different ethnic groups.

Author : Patricia Gurin
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610448057
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dialogue Across Difference written by Patricia Gurin and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to continuing immigration and increasing racial and ethnic inclusiveness, higher education institutions in the United States are likely to grow ever more diverse in the 21st century. This shift holds both promise and peril: Increased inter-ethnic contact could lead to a more fruitful learning environment that encourages collaboration. On the other hand, social identity and on-campus diversity remain hotly contested issues that often raise intergroup tensions and inhibit discussion. How can we help diverse students learn from each other and gain the competencies they will need in an increasingly multicultural America? Dialogue Across Difference synthesizes three years’ worth of research from an innovative field experiment focused on improving intergroup understanding, relationships and collaboration. The result is a fascinating study of the potential of intergroup dialogue to improve relations across race and gender. First developed in the late 1980s, intergroup dialogues bring together an equal number of students from two different groups – such as people of color and white people, or women and men – to share their perspectives and learn from each other. To test the possible impact of such courses and to develop a standard of best practice, the authors of Dialogue Across Difference incorporated various theories of social psychology, higher education, communication studies and social work to design and implement a uniform curriculum in nine universities across the country. Unlike most studies on intergroup dialogue, this project employed random assignment to enroll more than 1,450 students in experimental and control groups, including in 26 dialogue courses and control groups on race and gender each. Students admitted to the dialogue courses learned about racial and gender inequalities through readings, role-play activities and personal reflections. The authors tracked students’ progress using a mixed-method approach, including longitudinal surveys, content analyses of student papers, interviews of students, and videotapes of sessions. The results are heartening: Over the course of a term, students who participated in intergroup dialogues developed more insight into how members of other groups perceive the world. They also became more thoughtful about the structural underpinnings of inequality, increased their motivation to bridge differences and intergroup empathy, and placed a greater value on diversity and collaborative action. The authors also note that the effects of such courses were evident on nearly all measures. While students did report an initial increase in negative emotions – a possible indication of the difficulty of openly addressing race and gender – that effect was no longer present a year after the course. Overall, the results are remarkably consistent and point to an optimistic conclusion: intergroup dialogue is more than mere talk. It fosters productive communication about and across differences in the service of greater collaboration for equity and justice. Ambitious and timely, Dialogue Across Difference presents a persuasive practical, theoretical and empirical account of the benefits of intergroup dialogue. The data and research presented in this volume offer a useful model for improving relations among different groups not just in the college setting but in the United States as well.

Author : Delia Pompa
Publisher : National Coalition of Advocates
ISBN 13 : 9781880002063
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Looking for America: Promising school-based practices in intergroup relations written by Delia Pompa and published by National Coalition of Advocates. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents results from a National Coalition of Advocates for Students' (NCAS) study (Looking for America) of intergroup relations between immigrant and U.S. born students in public schools and the organization's collaboration with selected schools to improve those relationships. The report reveals school practices designed to improve intergroup relations, presents evidence of strategic planning and deliberate interventions that foster improvements in intergroup relationships between students through on-site implementation in seven schools across the country, and documents the knowledge gleaned from the intervention sites. Profiles of 16 school programs are described, and the characteristics of what is required for these types of programs to work are listed. The profiles reveal the extent of the student diversity within these schools as well as the diversity of the actions taken to meld the groups into a harmonious whole. Their experience reveals that respect for one another can be taught and that steps can be taken to broaden students' understanding that the world is wider than political and cultural boundaries allow. Appendixes contain the research methodology and criteria for including a particular school in the research, a list of resources, and information on the NCAS. (Contains 19 references.) (CM)

Author : Walter G. Stephan
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452262608
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Intergroup Relations written by Walter G. Stephan and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2001-07-27 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we begin a new millennium, humankind is still plagued by intergroup conflict, racism, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. This book is intended both as supplemental reading for courses and as a practical guidebook for individuals and programs interested in reducing prejudice and improving intergroup relations. It provides the only comprehensive review and compilation of techniques of improving intergroup relations. There′s a huge amount of literature on the causes and nature of prejudice, reflecting great interest in the topic, but the literature on prejudice reduction is more scattered, spread across a range of theoretical and applied sources. This book brings these literatures together, with an emphasis on helping to elucidate what works and why.

Author : Rosemary Henze
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452276757
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leading for Diversity written by Rosemary Henze and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2002-07-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I strongly endorse this book and feel that it holds great promise for the field." Ray Terrell Coauthor of Cultural Proficiency Proactive leadership fosters strong interethnic communities! This timely volume provides powerful models of leadership that are effective in developing schools where positive interethnic relations can flourish. Countering the often-heard belief that troubled race relations are endemic to schools, author Rosemary Henze and her team of researchers face the issue head on by incorporating diversity issues into educational leadership. Schools are vehicles for change in race/ethnic relations when proactive leadership is developed and maintained. Vignettes and case studies allow you to assess and develop your leadership skills in interethnic relations by helping you to Recognize and develop their own leadership strengths in a diverse school Assess how organizational structures support or constrain positive relations Understand the nature of ethnic conflict or tension in your school Identify your school′s priority needs Develop a core vision of interethnic relations Create and implement a plan for promoting positive interethnic relations Document the effectiveness of your plan The broad concept of leadership presented here includes not only principals and administrators, but also teachers, parents, counselors, students, and community human relations professionals who emerge as leaders facing a range of issues—including gang violence, racial conflict, staff divisions, and other issues—that need to be addressed in the area of interethnic interactions. These representatives of schools with diverse populations form leadership teams able to speak out for real educational reform in reducing racism and prejudice in schools.

Author : Ulrich Wagner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444303120
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Intergroup Relations written by Ulrich Wagner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving Intergroup Relations focuses on emerging research directions for improving intergroup relations, a field which has been largely influenced and inspired by the life contributions of Thomas F. Pettigrew. The book Contains 18 original articles written in an accessible style by experts in psychology and related disciplines Suggests practical strategies for improving intergroup relations Looks at intergroup relations from the early influence of Dr. Pettigrew and how his seminal work has fostered many new developments in the field Explores the implications of intergroup research for the promotion of social change

Author : Ximena Zuniga
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118209702
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intergroup Dialogue in Higher Education: Meaningful Learning About Social Justice written by Ximena Zuniga and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intergroup dialogue promotes student engagement across cultural and social divides on college campuses through a face-to-face, interactive, and facilitated learning experience that brings together twelve to eighteen students from two or more social identity groups over a sustained period of time. Students in intergroup dialogue explore commonalities and differences; examine the nature and impact of discrimination, power, and privilege; and find ways of working together toward greater inclusion, equality, and social justice. Intergroup dialogue is offered as a cocurricular activity on some campuses and as a course or part of a course on others. The practice of intergroup dialogue is considered a substantive and meaningful avenue for preparing college graduates with the knowledge, commitment, and skills essential for living and working in a diverse yet socially stratified society. The research evidence supports the promise of intergroup dialogues to meet its educational goals?consciousness raising, building relationships across differences and conflicts, and strengthening individual and collective capacities to promote social justice. This volume outlines the theory, practice, and research on intergroup dialogue. It also offers educational resources to support the practice of intergroup dialogue. Addressing faculty, administrators, student affairs personnel, students, and practitioners, this volume is a useful resource for anyone implementing intergroup dialogues in higher education. This is the 4th issue of the 32nd volume of the Jossey-Bass report series ASHE Higher Education Report Series. Each monograph in the series is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.