ERIC Number: EJ1274943
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0193-3922
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Promoting Positive Attitudes toward Refugees: A Prejudice-Reduction, Classroom-Based Group Intervention for Preadolescents in Greece
Vassilopoulos, Stephanos P.; Brouzos, Andreas; Kasapoglou, Eleni; Nikolopoulou, Ourania
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v45 n4 p292-306 2020
The present study examined the effectiveness of a novel 6-session, prejudice-reduction group for Greek preadolescents. The sample consisted of 106 elementary school students aged 10-12 years, allocated to the intervention (n = 55) or control group (n = 51). Results indicated that, compared to the control group, participants in the intervention group showed more positive attitudes toward refugees as well as an increase in their general capacity for empathy. In addition, intervention group participants showed more tolerance and less xenophobia. Practical implications for the design and implementation of classroom-based, prejudice-reduction programs for older children are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Refugees, Social Bias, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Empathy, Cultural Awareness, Consciousness Raising, Grade 5, Grade 6, Attitude Change, Altruism, Familiarity, Ethnic Stereotypes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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