Cross-community integration and mixing:does it make a difference?

Abstract

From 2003 to 2005, the Young Life and Times (YLT) Survey has monitored changing attitudes to community relations issues among 16-year olds across Northern Ireland. The data presented provide evidence that participation in cross-community schemes and attendance at planned integrated schools are positively related to how favourably young people from different religious backgrounds in Northern Ireland feel towards each other. The findings of the YLT survey also suggest that planned integrated schools in particular have a signifi cant impact on how their students view the other main religious community.