Cooperative learning increases intergroup friendships while competition reduces them.

Evidence

Studies of the effects of cooperative learning groups are so numerous that they have been subjected to meta-analyses. In one analysis of 53 studies comparing cooperative and competitive conditions, intergroup liking was stronger and intergroup friendships were more frequent under cooperative learning than in traditional competitive classrooms ( Johnson & Johnson, 1989). In later reviews, Johnson and Johnson (1992, 2000) found that cooperation produced more cross-racial friendships than competition or individualistic learning. In addition, they found that competition may actually reduce cross-racial friendships. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2660

Studies of the effects of cooperative learning groups are so numerous that they have been subjected to meta-analyses. In one analysis of 53 studies comparing cooperative and competitive conditions, intergroup liking was stronger and intergroup friendships were more frequent under cooperative learning than in traditional competitive classrooms ( Johnson & Johnson, 1989). In later reviews, Johnson and Johnson (1992, 2000) found that cooperation produced more cross-racial friendships than competition or individualistic learning. In addition, they found that competition may actually reduce cross-racial friendships. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2660

Categorization

• XREF: Meta-analytic finding that a pedagogy affects intergroup relations connects to the broader Allport contact hypothesis literature. — connects to: Close cross-community friendships best promote reconciliation, and segregated schooling sustains division. — Miles Hewstone and Joanne Hughes, Reconciliation in Northern Ireland: the…, 26; Mingling across classes in shared pursuits dissolves prejudice between groups — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 51
• SEED: Angle: competitive school structures may be actively undermining integration efforts — cooperative structures are the fix.
• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2660; , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2660