Developing a more inclusive social identity: An elementary school intervention

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-55

  Houlette, Melissa A ^a   Gaertner, Samuel L ^a   Johnson, Kelly M ^a   Banker, Brenda S ^a   Riek, Blake M ^a   Dovidio, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION POLICY; MULTICULTURALISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842709003     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2004.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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