Separate studies by Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Oxford say secondary pupils attending classes with peers from schools in different sectors are more likely to have positive attitudes towards the other community.
They also reveal that post-primary pupils in Northern Ireland have increased numbers of friends from different backgrounds and lower levels of anxiety and prejudice.
The first study compared 577 secondary pupils involved in the Queen’s Sharing Education Programme with a matched group of non-participating pupils. More than 10,000 pupils from 150 schools are taking part in the scheme.
It aims to find ways of sharing education to create new curriculum-based educational opportunities and sustain contact among pupils from different communities to promote understanding and reconciliation.
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