Addresses the accommodation of social equity with cultural diversity in educational terms. The book seeks to find the pathways to a less selfish and parochial response to the problem with new approaches and policies.

Editors’ Introduction, PART ONE: THE ROOTS OF PREJUDICE, 1. Roots of Prejudice: Genetic or Environmental?, 2. The Development of Peer Prejudice and Discrimination in Children, 3. The Roots of Racism, 4. The Development of Racial Attitudes in Children, 5. Gender Discrimination and Education, 6. Cultural Diversity and Prejudice in Non-Verbal Communication, PART TWO: INTERGROUP RELATIONS AND PREJUDICE REDUCTION, 7. Intergroup Anxiety and Intergroup Interaction, 8. Research and Theory in Intergroup Relations: Issues of Consensus and Controversy, 9. Social Interdependence and Crossethnic Relationships, 10. Crosscultural Psychology and Teacher Training, PART THREE: EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES TO REDUCE PREJUDICE, 11. Teaching Methods that Enhance Human Dignity, Self-Respect and Academic Achievement, 12. The Jigsaw Classroom: A Cooperative Strategy for Reducing Prejudice, 13. Educational Interventions for Prejudice Reduction and Integration in Elementary Schools, PART FOUR: VALUES AND PREJUDICE REDUCTION, 14. Values Education and Attitude Change: The Need for an Interdependent Approach, 15. Moral Education, Values Education and Prejudice Reduction, 16. Prejudice and Moral Education, PART FIVE: COOPERATIVE LEARNING, PREJUDICE REDUCTION AND EFFECTIVE EDUCATION, 17. Cooperative Learning: Applying Contact Theory in Desegregated Schools, 18. Involuntary School Desegregation versus Effective Education, 19. Pride, Prejudice and Power: The Mass Media as Societal Educator on Diversity, EPILOGUE, Prejudice Reduction: Retrospect and Prospect, Author Index, Subject Index