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)

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…