This study examines the effect of a typical Anne Frank Scotland project on White-British 11 and 12 year olds. The study employs a quasi-experimental design involving quantitative pre and post test measures of the experimental and control group as well as a 3 week follow-up post intervention test. Four measures (Multi-Reponse Racial Attitude (MRA), Implicit Attitude Test, Knowledge Index and the Empathy Index and Attitudes Items) were used for both the intervention and control groups at all three stages of the evaluation. In addition, the Intervention Empathy measure was used with the experimental group only, again at all three stages of the evaluation. A small amount of the qualitative data was also collected to support the quantitative data. Pupils in the experimental group attended the 'Anne Frank A History for Today' exhibition that lasted 55 minutes together with a one hour follow-up workshop. The exhibition mapped out the life story of Anne Frank and her German, Liberal-Jewish Family. The tour also featured: the outbreak of World War II and perspective of Anne Frank, her family and other that hid from the Nazi regime.

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