Classroom observation and a roster-and-rating sociometric technique were used to assess social interaction among Black and White third grade students who had attended integrated schools since kindergarten. Sex was a more significant factor in determining sociometric ratings for work and play than race. (GDC)

The results indicated that administering team rewards to heterogeneous groups of students helped reduce race and sex barriers inhibiting student interaction. The team effect on reducing cross-racial barriers was particularly potent for the helping relationship. (Author/BJG)

The effects of Teams-Games-Tournament (TG T), an instructional game employing biracial learning teams, on cross-racial friendships in integrated classes was examined in four experiments involving 558 students in grades 7-12. Sociometric measures and chi-square analyses indicated that TGT was an effective means of increasing cross-racial friendship…

Male student behaviors and student-student interactions were studied in racially integrated activity-centered junior high classrooms. Coded behaviors included: how time was spent by both Black and White students, the number and nature of within-and cross-race interactions, and the relationship between learning behaviors and grades. (Author/PN)