Reducing Prejudice and Stereotyping in Schools, by Walter Stephan. $22.95, paper. 143 pp. The following chapters are included: (1) Reducing Prejudice and Stereotyping in Schools, by Walter Stephan. The programme's objective was to reduce prejudice towards Aboriginal Australians, a group frequently stereotyped, stigmatised, and discriminated against, and to promote knowledge and appreciation of indigenous culture. How to Fight Racism in Your School. Prejudice Reduction. This is the good news: Parents can be a positive force in combating prejudice in their children. Racism can be highly detrimental to the development of a mutually respectful education setting. New York: Teachers College Press, 1999. Reviewed by Lauri Johnson, The State University of New York at Buffalo. 143 pp. More than 500 studies of intergroup relations are reviewed to develop recommendations to help educators choose effective programs to reduce racial prejudice and stereotyping in their schools. Social norms define what is appropriate and inappropriate, and we can effectively change stereotypes and prejudice by changing the relevant norms about them. Prejudice and Its Development In an effort to promote prejudice reduction through multicultural education, it is first Activities for Teaching about Prejudice and Discrimination - Use these activities to discuss different areas of prejudice and ways to work toward appreciation. It then discusses how prejudice is institutionalised and legitimised in schools, before turning to the main thrust of its investigation: the extent to which international education (K-12) can reduce prejudice. These resources are meant to aid students in inspecting and challenging their own prejudices. New York: Teachers College Press, 1999. New York: Teachers College Press, 1999. To reduce the likelihood that this issue presents a problem in your school, work to stop it all together. Eliminating Racism in the Classroom by Richard Morgan, D'Youville College "It is your responsibility to change society if you think of yourself as an educated person." Staff attended a three-day training programme on either a compulsory or voluntary basis, depending on the type of role. It’s hard to maintain professionalism when you’re dealing with students who present challenging behaviors. Aronson developed the Jigsaw method; he did this to reduce racial prejudice in a school in Texas. Institutional racism doesn’t just affect adults but children in K-12 schools as well. School grounds can be the site of bullying and violent behaviour between students. As a student, you may have to deal with people who make hurtful remarks about your race or your friend's race. While teachers’ and staffs’ primary responsibility is to teach academic content, challenging behaviors can … Racism can become a major problem in a school. The effects of education on reducing prejudice are probably due in large part to the new social norms that people are introduced to in school. (Baldwin, p.190) This quote from James Baldwin reflects the duty and moral obligation of modern educators to attempt to eliminate racism in today's classrooms.