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最重要的例子之一是，1954年，美国最高法院宣布了具有里程碑意义的布朗诉教育委员会案的裁决，该裁决将种族隔离定为美国的非法行为。堪萨斯大学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50周年。会议的一个目标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结果和群体间冲突的影响的研究--这些工作运用了心理学的观点来处理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--例如关于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看待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成果，突出新出现的方向--如拉丁裔或土著民族对种族主义的看法--以便今后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，以满足满足当地社区需求的与社会相关的研究的迫切需求，同时本着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.