ERIC Number: EJ1340204
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Publication Date: 2022-Jun
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Reducing Implicit Prejudice towards Migrants in Fifth Grade Pupils: Efficacy of a Multi-Faceted School-Based Program
Gabrielli, Sara; Catalano, Maria Gaetana; Maricchiolo, Fridanna; Paolini, Daniele; Perucchini, Paola
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v25 n2-3 p425-440 Jun 2022
This study evaluated the impact of a school-based program designed to reduce implicit prejudice towards migrants in fifth-grade school children. The program used empathy and perspective taking and direct and indirect contact as strategies to reduce ethnic prejudice. Multiple activities were used, including drawings by migrant children as instruments to promote inclusive behaviors. One hundred and five students were divided into two groups (control, experimental), and the children in each completed the Child-IAT (Implicit Association Test) before and after the program, to measure their implicit prejudice. Only the experimental group participated in the program. The results showed a significant reduction in the implicit prejudice in the experimental group after the educational program, but not in the control group. The results are discussed considering the practical implications of such a school program.
Descriptors: Grade 5, Empathy, Perspective Taking, Intervention, Immigrants, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Program Effectiveness, Racial Bias, Ethnic Groups, Consciousness Raising
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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