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ERIC Number: EJ446481
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
Teaching Methods for Reducing Prejudice and Enhancing Academic Achievement for All Children.
Singh, B. R.
Educational Studies, v17 n2 p157-71 1991
Discusses cooperative learning methods for promoting promoting students' peer interaction, self-esteem, interdependence, and academic advancement. Concentrates on the jigsaw method and peer interdependence. Includes discussion of prejudice and the encouragement of interracial contact. Concludes that working toward a common goal should help to develop linking and respect among group members of different ethnic groups. (DK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Majority Attitudes, Minority Groups, Peer Relationship, Racial Relations, Self Esteem, Social Bias, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Contact Theory; Great Britain; Jigsaw II; Jigsaw Method