Creating peace by confronting prejudice: Examining the effects of a multicultural communication skills group intervention Author Eve Adams, Michael Waldo, Robert Steiner, Robert Mayfield, Stacy Ackerlind, Luisa Castellanos Publication Year 2003 Type Journal Article Abstract This study investigated the effects of a Multicultural Relationship Enhancement Workshop on American education majors' ability to confront prejudice in order to create more peaceful communities in school settings. Due to the diverse group membership, participants were provided an opportunity to practice communication skills in a multicultural context that emphasized a social justice perspective. A repeated measures design with random assignment of participants to experimental (n = 26) and wait-list control (n = 22) groups was employed. Participants were studied at three different points in time, in five-week intervals, with the experimental group participating in the workshop during the first five-week interval and the control group receiving the treatment during the second five-week interval. The repeated measures analysis of variance revealed significant time by treatment interaction effects between Times 1 and 2 on a measure of communication skills in multicultural situations. The intervention is discussed in the context of policies that promote cultures of peace. Keywords communication skills, peace, multiculturalism, cultural sensitivity, justice, preservice teachers, schools Journal International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling Volume 25 Pages 281-291 Type of Article Journal Article DOI 10.1023/B:ADCO.0000005527.79801.b0 Full text Open access via the link provided. Type of Prejudice/Bias Race/Ethnicity Country United States Method Field Setting College/University Google ScholarDOIBibTeX