Equal but different: Effects of equality/inclusion and cultural pluralism on intergroup outcomes in multiethnic classrooms

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 260-271

  Schwarzenthal, Miriam ^a   Schachner, Maja K ^a   van de Vijver, Fons J R ^b,c   Juang, Linda P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Cultural pluralism; Equality; Intergroup relations; Multiethnic classrooms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLIMATE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PSYCINFO; STUDENT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; MIGRANT; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 85028754359     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000173     Document Type: Article

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