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ERIC Number: EJ1049729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
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The Voices Project: Reducing White Students' Racism in Introduction to Psychology
Nordstrom, Alicia H.
Teaching of Psychology, v42 n1 p43-50 Jan 2015
This study examined the impact of an assignment involving intergroup contact (The Voices Project [TVP]) on student racism toward Muslims, African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics in Introduction to Psychology. TVP students interviewed members from racial groups and wrote autobiographical memoirs of their lives. A faculty-writing team integrated the stories into a staged reading program and presented to the class and campus. Students completed attitude surveys during the first and last weeks of a 15-week semester as well as 1 year later. TVP class showed significant reductions in prejudice toward racial groups across the semester and improvements remained 1 year later. Compared to a control class, TVP class demonstrated significantly greater attitude changes toward Muslims, Hispanics, and acknowledgment of White privilege.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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