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Stein, Robert Christopher – 1984
The evaluation of long-range goals of the Race/Human Relations Program of the San Diego City Schools consisted of observations to determine the degree to which racial mixing was occurring at school sites and the quality of interactions among students and adults. Fifty district employees were trained in the use of the Contextual Evaluation Form. A…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Group Dynamics

Zisman, Paul; Wilson, Vernon – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1992
Qualitative and quantitative studies of a class of 208 urban eighth graders demonstrate that loose-knit peer groups encourage interracial integration, whereas cliques do not. Loose-knit voluntary peer groups created by the social dynamic of cafeteria table hopping provide an opportunity for meaningful cross-race interaction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Grade 8, Group Dynamics