Describes the development of a student racial confrontation group in an effort to alleviate racial tensions in a California high school. (AN)

The author concludes that if an inservice training program of racial confrontation was instituted, a first step would be made toward eliminating racial ignorance. (Author)

Notes that the accounts of most students and inmates indicate that the acquisition of a racist mythology begins early in their childhood. (Author)

Describes a group process designed to bring into consciousness negative attitudes about race. Groups, directed by trained professionals, have been a catalyst in reducing racial tensions. (DM)

Notes that whether the young child acquires prejudice directly, indirectly, or both, his racial understanding of the "other" group is damaged as he is presented only a one-sided picture. As the young child's racist thinking becomes reinforced by significant adults, racism becomes further embedded within his "self" and he becomes a transmitter of…

The growth of racism within secondary educational institutions is probably the single most important area that school administrators, teachers, students, and parents must recognize, come to terms with, and initiate positive action against if they wish to live in a free world. (Author)

This article describes psychodrama action techniques that were effectively implemented in a university-level race relations course. Essential elements of these techniques included acting out and critical self-examination of the individual's personal beliefs. In a semi-structured class format in which uncensored spontaneity was stressed, students…

Black, and white students who participated in a race relations class that required a seven-day residential visit in a home of another race and a visit to a predominantly black college were interviewed 20 years later about the course's significance. The former students recalled that the course was profound, meaningful, and life-changing. (TD)

Instructors who consider creation of an experiential course in race relations at the university or college level may benefit from information provided in this article. One of the coauthors, a licensed psychologist and pioneer in this type of educational experience, provides insights regarding challenges of the course from an instructor's…