Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht
Volume 63, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 169-179

Prejudice reduction and modification of interethnicattitudes a step to higher levels of academic achievement of migrant children? [Reduktion von Vorurteilen und Modifikation von interethnischen Einstellungen Eine Möglichkeit zur Förderung des Bildungserfolgs von Migrantinnen und Migranten?] (Article)

Ülger Z. , Dette-Hagenmeyer D.E. , Reichle B.
  • a Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, Postfach 220, Ludwigsburg, D-71602, Germany
  • b Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, Postfach 220, Ludwigsburg, D-71602, Germany
  • c Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg, Postfach 220, Ludwigsburg, D-71602, Germany

Abstract

Negative attitudes towards ethnic outgroup members have been shown to impact migrant children's school performance. Thus, changing interethnic attitudes provides an important approach to diminish the gap in levels of academic achievements of migrant and non-migrant students. Consequently, we provide an overview of social psychological theories that explain causes of negative intergroup attitudes, theories of attitude change, and interventions that were effective in changing interethnic attitudes. These interventions could serve as blueprints for interventions in school contexts. © 2016 by Ernst Reinhardt Verlag.

Author Keywords

Attitude-change strategies Interethnic attitudes School setting Educational success Interventions

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84990207175&doi=10.2378%2fpeu2016.art15d&partnerID=40&md5=c0855eedc12bd367e32fb0ebd91893a2
DOI: 10.2378/peu2016.art15d
ISSN: 0342183X
Original Language: German