View this sample completed form from The Making Friends Program to help understand personal perceptions about people with disabilities. The field-tested, research-based Making Friends program is a toolbox of adaptable, practical strategies for encouraging acceptance of differences. Read More
Read the excerpt to see a sample reflective exercise from The Making Friends Program. In this exercise, Sandra reflects on her early perceptions of racial differences. Read More
This chapter explores the diverse structures of the modern American family. Discussion questions and a list of suggested web sites are provided. Read More
Read the excerpt and discover the answers to the following questions: What is an attitude?, How are attitudes formed?, When do attitudes about human differences begin?, and What are the implications for practice? Read More
Lack of cultural understanding, lack of respect, and lack of acknowledgment of their hopes and dreams are a few of the major obstacles that this demographic and their families are up against. Read more about these challenges in this chapter excerpt. Read More
In this interview, Dr. Barrera tells us her inspiration behind developing the skilled dialogue concept, while Dr. Kramer explains how skilled dialogue is distinct from other approaches to diversity. Read More
This final chapter of Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children explores the authors' conclusions from their groundbreaking word gap study and proposes strategies for leveling the playing field. Read More
