Effect of the national coalition building institute's workshop on attitudes toward native people

The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) offers a workshop aimed at multicultural teamwork and reducing prejudiced attitudes toward minority group members. A between-subjects design was used to measure the effect of participating in the NCBI workshop on attitudes toward Native people. A control group attended a Life Skills workshop. Both workshops include experiential exercises geared toward increasing communication and team-building skills. Participants were recruited from the Child and Youth Worker Program and the Teacher Assistant Program at Sault College, as well as from the Introduction to Social Welfare classes at Algoma University College. Participants' attitudes toward Native people were assessed using three measurements prior to and after attending the one-day workshops. Participants' attitudes were measured for a third time and a debriefing session was conducted four weeks after the date of the workshops. No significant differences between the groups on their attitudes toward Native people were detected.