Are we preaching to the converted? The role of motivation in understanding the contribution of intergroup encounters

Journal of Peace Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-263

  Yablon, Yaacov B ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

intractable conflicts; motivation; peace education; RCT

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869879354     PISSN: 17400201     EISSN: 1740021X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17400201.2012.679253     Document Type: Article

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