Language and intergroup contact: Investigating the impact of bilingual instruction on children's intergroup attitudes

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 8, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 309-328

  Wright, Stephen C ^a,b   Tropp, Linda R ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual education; Children; Intergroup attitudes; Intergroup contact; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444444181     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430205053945     Document Type: Article

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