What is it about?
The article shows how Maltese boys were introduced to asylum seekers from Africa and how the attitude of the Maltese boys changed from a prejudicial one to an accepting one, after a series of interventions were carried out at a school they attended.
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Why is it important?
It is important to promote intercultural sensitivity and intercultural dialogue in today's globalized world.
Perspectives
I would say that carrying out this study was a growth inducing experience for me since it involved creating friendships between Maltese and Africans in a way that would have never happened had I not carried out this interventions. Their attitudes toward one another changed from one which was based on accentuating differences to one of empathy, solidarity and friendship,
Dr Damian Spiteri
University of York
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This page is a summary of: Can My Perceptions of the ‘Other’ Change? Challenging Prejudices against Migrants Amongst Adolescent Boys in a School for Low Achievers in Malta, Research in Education, May 2013, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.7227/rie.89.1.4.
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