Effects of Intergroup Dialogue: Public School Teachers and Sexual Orientation Prejudice

Small Group Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 556-592

  Dessel, Adrienne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; gay and bisexual; intergroup dialogue; lesbian; prejudice; public schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956842200     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496410369560     Document Type: Article

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