Group experiences, graded as to threatening content, are briefly described. (AF)

This historical account of Colorado's progress in human relations addresses itself to two questions: (1) What was the general attitude toward human relations problems on the part of those who settled and developed Colorado? (2) What changes have been brought about over a century? The first of five parts defines the concept of human relations and…

This report concerns efforts of the Maryland State Department of Education to improve black-white relations throughout the school system. It describes a special staff within the Department of Education whose concerns include institutes and workshops on human relations; recruitment, hiring, and promotion; resolution of intergroup problems; and…

The purpose of this guide is to give elementary social studies teachers supplementary materials to aid in the balancing of the view of the historical contributions made by black Americans, and to help develop attitudes which overcome prejudice and intolerance. Through discovery, concept and inductive teaching it is hoped that the students will…

The purpose of the institute was: 1) to improve the teaching of Negro students; 2) to prepare Negro and white teachers to assume duties in predominately Negro schools; 3) to meliorate racial prejudice, to provide for Negroes to develop healthy self-images; 4) to prepare educators to deal with problems of race relations; and, 5) to prepare teachers…

This address asserts that the profession of school administrator cannot reach full maturity unless it recognizes, one and for all, that separate schools are as unsound educationally as they are legally and morally; unless it decreases the deliberation and increases the speed which it brings leadership to America's major unresolved social,…

This guide for teachers K-12 is intended to provide knowledge and techniques of implementation on the subject of eliminating prejudice in the schools. Background knowledge is given in the form of objectives of schools and in the nature of prejudice. Implementation methods are suggested for use in the classroom as well as for the use of resources…

The effects of two forms of presentation of the Army Racial Awareness Program (RAP) on the personal values of equality and freedom were assessed. Subjects were Army personnel assigned to RAP at Fort Meade, Md. The research instrument was the Rokeach Value Survey, in pretest-posttest administrations. Results suggested that the official RAP…

Strategies, materials, techniques, and practices actually utilized to alleviate crisis conditions and to promote constructive school atmosphere in integrated schools in New York City are described in this report. The activities detailed here were developed as part of New York City's Easing Student Adjustment Program, but they are suitable for…

This paper is based on a review of research and other commentary about educational policies in desegrated schools. It identifies four general conditions likely to affect educational quality and suggests 12 policies and practices concerning school and classroom organization, human relations activities, and school staff. (PP)