At one end are programs based almost totally on what happens between trainers and students. Trainers base their teaching on what students say during role play and group discussion. A few programs always use multicultural training teams. At the other end are projects that rely on printed and audiovisual materials, and whose program is set in advance of meeting the students. Trainers act more like traditional classroom teachers, and students take a less active role their learning.
Some trainers make a return visit for follow-up and evaluation.
Projects dealing with bias directly are more likely to work with school people, community members, and parents, as well as students, because they believe that all people have biases, although they may not even be aware of them. They assume that young people will be unable to get rid of their own prejudices if the adults around them keep showing prejudice. A few projects work only with the staffs of school systems and schools, thinking that unless the school people learn how to solve their own conflicts, they will not be able to teach students to do that. Selecting a Project Before deciding on a project, the philosophy, service packages, and costs of several projects should be looked at because there are so many differences among them. Some offer only a standard program package, while others let clients contract for only part of a program.