Kids' college: Enhancing children's appreciation and acceptance of cultural diversity

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 63-78

  London, Lorna H ^a   Tierney, Gregory ^b   Buhin, Larisa ^a   Greco, Dawn M ^a   Cooper, Christofer J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Advancing Translational Orthopedics Medical Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Multicultural training; Prejudice; Prevention; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0036435466     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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