- School-level and student-level analyses show that actual interaction is the best predictor of positive interracial attitudes and behaviors for Blacks and Whites.
- There were strong effects for working in cooperative groups, sports teams and classroom work groups. This is consistent with the social psychology idea that interpersonal interaction is the key to positive intergroup relations.
- Methods focused on teachers (multicultural texts, intergroup relations workshops) did not change student interaction and had no effects or weak effects on students’ interracial behaviors and attitudes.