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High school conflict resolution: Students Talk About Race (STAR) and an American Social Values course

Glendale Community College - CA, California
Contact Person: STAR: http://www.csulb.edu/centers/mcc/page7.html

Students who enroll in a course on American Social Values at Glendale Community College take their learning from college and translate it into learning in local high schools. Students receive training as facilitators in conflict resolution as part of the course. Those who complete training are placed in area schools by a local program called Students Talk About Race (STAR), which formed in response to the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The college students facilitate dialogue among high school students on the subjects of race, ethnicity, and gangs.


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