(Slavin 1985)

Title: Cooperative Learning: Applying Contact Theory in Desegregated Schools."

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Publication: JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES 41/3 (1985): 45-62.

Authors: Slavin, R. E.

Date: (1985)

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Slavin, R. E. "Cooperative Learning: Applying Contact Theory in Desegregated Schools." JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES 41/3 (1985): 45-62.

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  • Reviewed in Meta-study (COTTON)*

  • Reviews research on effects of cooperative learning on cross-racial friendships and discusses findings in relation to Gordon Allport's "contact theory," a set of principles detailing when interracial contact leads to improved relationships and when it does not. Cooperative learning has been found to enhance crossracial friendships. (COTTON)*

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