Analysis of the answers to a questionnaire based on Allport's three conditions for positive cross-race contact (equal status, cooperative interaction, and supportive authority figures). Shows that, for White students, frequency of cross-race contact while in high school is a predictor of frequent cross-race contact at the university level. (KH)

Having students photograph their schools reveals unconscious perceptions held by individuals about their environment. In this study, significant differences existed between Black and White students. While the schools had been desegregated, photographs showed they were not yet integrated. (LHW)

Reports on a study of whether interracial contact in high school predicts interracial contact in college. Concludes that school-sponsored interracial activities promote cross-race contact at both educational levels. Offers recommendations to school administrators for developing extracurricular activities that encourage interracial contact. (KH)

The perceptions of Black and of White students toward each other in team-organized and traditionally organized schools were compared. Although Whites appear to have more negative perceptions of Blacks than Blacks of Whites, closer contacts of Whites with Blacks in the team-organized schools improve perceptions. (CJ)

Data were collected from students in grades 6-8 in five schools to determine the impact of school organizational structure on: (1) students' number of reported opposite race friends; (2) evaluations of close White and Black friends; (3) school interracial climate; (4) quality of school life; and (5) frequency of observed cross race interactions.…

This study contrasts interracial communication patterns among students attending two desegregated schools which differed in organizational structure (one was a middle school and one a junior high school). Both schools were similar in size, student socioeconomic profile, and percent of white and black pupils. Multiple analysis of variance indicated…

A study among white college undergraduates investigated the kinds of activities that promote interracial contact, and the extent to which interracial contact in high school determines interracial contact in college. Results indicated that school sponsored activities both in high school and at the university level encourage contact between students…

Examines the effects of middle school organizational structure on students' interracial and cross-sex communication patterns emphasizing Allport's contact theory, i.e., does structure affect the frequency with which students talk to other-race classmates? Indicates schools can structure curricula to improve majority-minority interactions.…

School desegregation has been promoted as a means for decreasing racial hostility and for raising minority achievement. A study was conducted to explore the effects of school organizational structure on the race/gender composition of interacting social networks of adolescents attending two middle schools. While the schools varied in the…

This paper presents the results of a study that was conducted to determine whether variation in the organizational structure of middle schools would have an impact upon the quality and quantity of interracial contact among students. The study examined the effect of organizational structure upon: (1) number of reported opposite race friends; (2)…