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50 Years of ERIC
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Multicultural Teacher Education: Implications for Critical Mass and All-Minority Classes at a Predominantly White University.
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Cole, Darnell; Bennett, Christine; Thompson, Jean-Noel – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2003
Explored minority student teachers' initiations in a critical mass and an all-minority multicultural seminar. Participants' perceptions of their experiences in each seminar were examined through their written reflections and personal interviews. Interactions were more frequently initiated in the critical mass seminar, where minority students often…
Descriptors: College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minority Groups
Student Initiated Interaction as an Indicator of Interracial Acceptance.
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Bennett, Christine – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1980
The student initiated classroom interaction (SICI) schedule was used to measure interracial attraction in desegregated classrooms. Verbal initiations and student friendship choices across race and sex were examined in 41 seventh and eighth grade classrooms in Indianapolis, Indiana. (JN)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Friendship, Interpersonal Relationship