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Contact:  Myrna Shinbaum  212-885-7747 
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Yona Reiss 212-885-7715 

ADL’S A WORLD OF  DIFFERENCE® INSTITUTE PEER TRAINING PROGRAM GETS TOP MARKS 
FROM YALE UNIVERSITY 

New  York, NY, October 16, 2006 … The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) 
anti-bias program for  high school students has received a ringing endorsement from 
Yale University. 
A  national evaluation of ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute Peer 
Training  Program was conducted by Yale University and researchers  determined that 
the program can have an important effect on reducing bias in  schools.  
Information and data was gathered from more than 500 students in  10 schools across 
the country in 2005-2006. 
The program uses a unique combination  of instructional and peer influence 
strategies to combat name-calling, bullying  and harassment, and create safe and 
inclusive school communities.  Peer  Trainers take action against prejudice 
by leading workshops and interactive  classroom presentations and facilitating 
discussions with their peers about the  issues that concern them.  The A WORLD 
OF DIFFERENCE® Institute Peer  Training Program has reached more than 27,000 
students since its inception in  1991. 
Yale evaluators found that students who had  participated in the program were 
more knowledgeable and aware of issues of  prejudice and discrimination in 
their schools, which had a positive impact on  their responses to incidents of 
bias. 
KEY FINDINGS OF THE  EVALUATION: 
    *   Students are able to better identify structural  discrimination on 
the basis of race, class, gender, religion, size, ability,  sexual orientation 
and gender identity/expression.  
    *   Students build empathy for others and recognize that  name-calling 
and bullying can be a manifestation of prejudice.  
    *   Students are more likely to intervene when other  students are being 
targeted.  
    *   Students feel more empowered to enlist the support of  their peers to 
stand up for others. 
To obtain copies of the  full or summary reports visit the League’s Web site 
at _www.adl.org/education_ (http://www.adl.org/education)  
The Anti-Defamation League, founded  in 1913, is the world’s leading 
organization fighting anti-Semitism through  programs and services that counteract 
hatred, prejudice and  bigotry. 
 
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