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This article provides a helpful way of thinking about why difficult dialogues on controversial subjects sometimes go well and sometimes do not. It can be helpful in thinking about how to set up dialogues up for success, but also has implications for similar efforts and teaching approaches.

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Why is it important?

The need for people to be able to effectively dialogue about difficult, controversial topics is clear, and this need will only become more important as time moves forward.

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I welcome any questions or insights related to this article. Thank you!

Grant Jackson
Texas Tech University System

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This page is a summary of: Using student development theory to inform intergroup dialogue research, theory, and practice., Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, April 2022, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/dhe0000241.
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