The role of schools in promoting inclusive communities in contexts of diversity

Andreouli, Eleni; Howarth, Caroline and Sonn, Christopher (2014). The role of schools in promoting inclusive communities in contexts of diversity. Journal of Health Psychology, 19(1) pp. 16–21.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105313500257

Abstract

Against the background of evidence for links between ill-health and prejudice, in this article we discuss how to promote inclusive communities in contexts of diversity. A brief critical overview of dominant psychological approaches to prejudice reduction reveals the apolitical nature of these approaches, and thus, we argue for a more contextual and political model on how to promote inclusive communities. Drawing on examples of different school practices on cultural diversity from across England, we argue that we need to develop a perspective that connects local contexts of everyday practice, resistance and agency to the institutional and structural realities of prejudice.

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