Brown v. Board of Education Conference: Psychological Research Applied to the Problems of Racism and Discrimination

心理学研究应用于公共政策的一个最重要的例子是，1954年，美国最高法院在布朗诉教育委员会案中宣布了具有里程碑意义的决定，使种族隔离在美国成为非法。堪萨斯大学的社会心理学项目将于2004年5月13日至14日举办一次会议，以纪念这一决定的50周年。会议的目标之一是批判性地反思过去的工作，例如关于废除种族隔离对教育成果和群体间冲突的影响的研究，这些研究应用了心理学的视角来研究种族主义和歧视问题。会议的另一个目标是描述和宣传正在进行的工作，例如对平权行动的心理影响的研究，这些工作继续从心理学的角度来研究种族主义和歧视问题。会议的最终目标是利用各种社会科学学科的研究来突出新兴方向，例如拉丁裔或土著民族对种族主义的看法，以便将来将心理学观点应用于种族主义和歧视问题。会议的统一目的是激励相关领域的心理学家和研究人员对满足当地社区需求的社会相关研究的迫切需要作出反应，同时以布朗诉教育委员会案所代表的精神加强国家团结。

In one of the most important examples of psychological research applied to public policy, the U. S. Supreme Court in 1954, announced the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education that made racial segregation illegal in the United States. The Social Psychology Program at the University of Kansas is hosting a conference on May 13-14, 2004 to mark the 50th anniversary of this decision. One goal of the conference is to critically reflect upon past work-such as research about the effects of desegregation on educational outcomes and intergroup conflict-that has applied a psychological perspective to problems of racism and discrimination. Another goal of the conference is to describe and publicize ongoing work-such as research on the psychological effects of affirmative action-that continues to apply a psychological perspective to problems of racism and discrimination. The final goal of the conference is to draw upon research in a variety of social science disciplines to highlight emerging directions-such as Latino or Indigenous Nations perspectives on racism-for future application of a psychological perspective to problems of racism and discrimination. The unifying purpose of the conference is to energize psychologists and researchers in related fields to respond to the pressing need for socially relevant research that serves the needs of local communities while enhancing national unity in the spirit represented by Brown v. Board of Education.