Building Cultural Bridges in Schools: The Colorful Flags Model.

Reese, Renford

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ERIC Number: EJ644349

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Building Cultural Bridges in Schools: The Colorful Flags Model.

Reese, Renford

Race, Ethnicity and Education, v4 n3 p181-207 Sep 2001

Discusses the proactive-interactive human relations approach as a strategy to mitigate ethnic tension in urban schools, highlighting the Colorful Flags Program as an example of this approach. This Los Angeles-based program has serviced approximately 130,000 K-12 students in 17 California districts and has also been implemented in hospitals, police departments, and other organizations. (SM)

Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Relations, Human Relations, Multicultural Education, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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