More than 500 studies of intergroup relations are reviewed to develop recommendations to help educators choose effective programs to reduce racial prejudice and stereotyping in their schools. The following chapters are included: (1) "Stereotypes: Theory and Research"; (2) "Prejudice: Theory and Research"; (3) "Contact Theory"; (4) "Improving…

The game described in this booklet is designed to broaden the players' perspectives on human diversity and to help them appreciate and value people of different backgrounds. In the game, players are asked to select the best candidates for an interplanetary mission on the basis of certain characteristics. Making the selections reveals stereotypes…

In recent years, educators and policymakers have been concerned with the growing need to consider implementation and maintenance of multicultural or cross-cultural educational programs in elementary and secondary schools. This article discusses the need for multicultural education and the means by which school boards can begin to implement,…

This document is a curriculum module on the theme of tolerance for upper elementary and middle school students. The lessons provide opportunities for students to develop knowledge about issues and events of intergroup relations, increase student awareness of the dynamics of intolerance, and help students build a framework for developing their…

This resource book contains a whole-language, extended thematic unit about the ways in which all people are the same. The book includes the following sections: (1) "Everybody Eats Food"; (2) "Everybody Wears Clothes"; (3) "Everybody Needs a Place to Live"; (4) "Everybody Communicates"; (5) "Everybody Uses Transportation"; (6) "Everybody Goes to…

Aimed at maximizing the positive potential of a multicultural classroom and improving intergroup relations, three behavioral and three attitudinal objectives, with suggested programs and evaluative measures, are presented. (NEC)

Presents a case study of two urban community college students from different cultural backgrounds who came to blows during their hydraulics laboratory because of cultural misunderstandings. Explains the school's disciplinary response. Discusses lessons learned from the event and the implications of cultural misperceptions for curriculum planning.…

This book is based on the simple premise that good teaching and multicultural teaching are indistinguishable. This premise is based on the belief that multicultural education is not a fringe or radical movement designed to threaten the basic mainstream of educational thought and practice. The child is the meaning-maker and that the teacher's task…

Contends that many people feel that academic excellence in higher education is being threatened by multicultural education. Provides a summary of the issues and argues that religious educators should be guided by the concept of "hospitality" regarding minority and other underrepresented groups in education. (ACM)

This is the third report from the evaluation of the Multicultural Education Program in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), a major effort to address racial and ethnic diversity in a middle school. Section 1 of the report provides background on the multicultural education movement and the aims of the Pittsburgh program. Section 2 describes the status of the…

Reviews psychological and educational research on prejudice and intergroup relations to produce suggestions and guidelines for improving the combined educational goals of service learning and multicultural education. Recommends starting early, emphasizing critical thinking, connecting activities to appropriate stages of cognitive development, and…

This book provides activities to introduce or reintroduce students to conflict resolution skills in a deliberate, enjoyable fashion and to elevate their awareness of each person's responsibility to create a cooperative environment wherever they may be. Interdependence is a central theme as is the awareness that dissent and conflict are natural and…

This report describes a study from May 1989 through 1991-92 of the implementation and status of the Multicultural Education Program being developed in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) public schools. It also includes the perspectives of participating students, staff, and parents. The multicultural education demonstration in the Prospect Center…

A project developed a model multicultural curriculum for teaching students of English as a Second Language as well as students at a 6-8 grade reading level whose first language is English. The project proposed to bring together adults from at least four ethnic groups in a South Philadelphia neighborhood for the purpose of studying each other's…

Three types of research summaries comprise this loose-leaf compendium: "topical synthesis,""closeups," and "snapshots." The single topical synthesis is entitled "Fostering Intercultural Harmony in Schools" (Kathleen Cotton). Closeups consist of brief definitions and essential research findings on the following topics: "Developing Employability…