Improving Intergroup Relations Through Online Contact

This study examined an online professional development program designed to support meaningful acquaintance and reduce stereotypes and prejudices among teachers from different cultures in Israeli society. The rationale of the online program was based on the premise that indirect online contact might...

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Autores principales:	Meital Amzalag, Noa Shapira
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2021
Materias:	indirect contact online contact multicultural education teachers computer-mediated communication Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/662bf18f7c894b22ad69b22cc7b2226f
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:662bf18f7c894b22ad69b22cc7b2226f2021-12-02T17:15:37ZImproving Intergroup Relations Through Online Contact10.19173/irrodl.v22i1.50981492-3831https://doaj.org/article/662bf18f7c894b22ad69b22cc7b2226f2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/5098https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This study examined an online professional development program designed to support meaningful acquaintance and reduce stereotypes and prejudices among teachers from different cultures in Israeli society. The rationale of the online program was based on the premise that indirect online contact might improve intergroup relations in diverse societies. The program was designed to progress gradually, starting from basic and leading to a deeper acquaintance, using a variety of computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools. Findings indicated that upon program completion, participants were more respectful towards one another than pre-program. They held a positive view of online learning and were open to multiculturalism (more tolerant and accepting of others than previously) while still maintaining their respective cultural identities. The program participants noticed the gradual progression in task design, expressly noting that this stepwise structure supported forging a connection and then fostering familiarization. This study fills a gap in the research through demonstrating ways that online contact (indirect contact) can be used to promote acquaintance and reduce stereotypes and prejudices among teachers from different groups in Israeli society. Meital AmzalagNoa ShapiraAthabasca University Pressarticleindirect contactonline contactmulticultural educationteacherscomputer-mediated communicationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	This study examined an online professional development program designed to support meaningful acquaintance and reduce stereotypes and prejudices among teachers from different cultures in Israeli society. The rationale of the online program was based on the premise that indirect online contact might improve intergroup relations in diverse societies. The program was designed to progress gradually, starting from basic and leading to a deeper acquaintance, using a variety of computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools. Findings indicated that upon program completion, participants were more respectful towards one another than pre-program. They held a positive view of online learning and were open to multiculturalism (more tolerant and accepting of others than previously) while still maintaining their respective cultural identities. The program participants noticed the gradual progression in task design, expressly noting that this stepwise structure supported forging a connection and then fostering familiarization. This study fills a gap in the research through demonstrating ways that online contact (indirect contact) can be used to promote acquaintance and reduce stereotypes and prejudices among teachers from different groups in Israeli society.
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Improving Intergroup Relations Through Online Contact

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