Interventions to reduce prejudice and enhance inclusion and respect for ethnic differences in early childhood: A systematic review

Developmental Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 307-336

  Aboud, Frances E ^a   Tredoux, Colin ^b   Tropp, Linda R ^c   Brown, Christia Spears ^d   Niens, Ulrike ^e   Noor, Noraini M ^f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^f INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Children; Ethnic bias; Intergroup relations; Intervention; Multicultural education; Prejudice reduction; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867648952     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2012.05.001     Document Type: Review

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