Drawing on field observations and a review of data, this report presents the findings of a study of the ethnic and racial composition and intergroup relations in the Santa Barbara Unified District schools. These findings are information on (1) unequal educational opportunities, (2) the district's policy in intergroup relations, (3) staff…

This document presents in graphic form a system of interaction analysis, in which methods are presented for the teacher to study his teaching behavior in terms of the behavioral objectives he has established for himself. A summary of categories of interaction analysis is provided, which are labeled as indirect and direct influence. The former…

This report presents the summative evaluation of Vegetable Soup, a multi-ethnic children's television series designed to reduce and/or eliminate the adverse effects of racial isolation in elementary school students of white, black, Asian, Puerto Rican, Chicano, and Native American backgrounds. It was the purpose of the research to test the…

The research described in this proposal is aimed at understanding the dynamics of an alternative social institution, the nature of the behavior of various role-groups involved in it, and the effects of this involvement on these participants. The alternative institution being studied is an experimental "high school without walls"…

Volume 2 of a triad of volumes on the theory and practice in implementing change to achieve school integration, incorporating the experiences of the personnel at a training program for intergroup educators in the Western region, this booklet focuses on motivating change--use of the subpoena, desegregation plans and components, providing for…

Prepared for presentation to a "Consultation on the Cultural Dimensions of Learning and Development in the Young Child," this paper offers a series of policy recommendations as a guide to implementation of child service programs that are sensitive to cultural and group identity influences. The terms "ethnicity,""identity" and "culture" are…

Written as a curriculum aid for students in the Bainbridge Island, Washington school district, this collection of stories about the Japanese, the Chinese, the Hawaiians, the Filipinos, the Vietnamese, and the American and Canadian Indians is an attempt to explain "what life is like for people who look different". The stories all relate…

A portion of a five-year ethnographic study on the relationship between youth cultures, attitudes toward school, and the transition from school focuses on the significance of rugby football in the formation of a youth culture hierarchy among ethnic groups. School staff efforts to change the hierarchy by joining it are discussed. (MSE)

This paper describes a program designed to increase student awareness and appreciation of their own culture and the cultures of others. The study was conducted in a northern Illinois junior high among 30 eighth grade language arts students. Data were gathered through teacher observation, teacher-student interviews, student surveys and student…

This book springs from a 1996 International Summer Institute, held at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, on the cultural restoration of oppressed Indigenous peoples. Essays draw on many perspectives and experiences to seek ways of healing and rebuilding nations, peoples, and communities by restoring Indigenous ecologies, consciousnesses,…

This study assesses the process of faculty socialization at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), asking how faculty at these institutions perceive their socialization experiences, what kinds of institutional characteristics affect faculty socialization, and what are the major barriers to promotion and tenure faced by African…

Presents a peer training model illustrating how a campus can involve its students, faculty, and administrators in effective prejudice-reducing strategies. Presents the operational assumptions governing the National Coalition-Building Institute's training programs, the theory and methodology of its prejudice reduction model, and a process for…

A sociometric tool for teachers was developed to study intergroup relationships in a junior high school in Israel in a study of academic and social integration of four distinct groups of students in a heterogeneous classroom. The format and application of the tool are reported in two school situations. (SLD)

Describes a study of elementary school students that investigated a model of computer-based cooperative learning, the Cooperative Learning Intergroup Competition (CLIC) model, used in an interactive video. Highlights include ability grouping, gender differences, student opinions, and a comparison of results with those from other cooperative…

The authors explore the relationships between social justice attitudes and actions, the social construction of identity, and cognitive development.