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Publication Date: 2007-May
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Are Teachers' Expectations Different for Racial Minority than for European American Students? A Meta-Analysis
Tenenbaum, Harriet R.; Ruck, Martin D.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v99 n2 p253-273 May 2007
Four quantitative meta-analyses examined whether teachers' expectations, referrals, positive and neutral speech, and negative speech differed toward ethnic minority students (i.e., African American, Asian American, and Latino/a) as compared with European American students. Teachers were found to hold the highest expectations for Asian American students (d = -0.17). In addition, teachers held more positive expectations for European American students than for Latino/a (d = 0.46) or African American (d = 0.25) students. Teachers made more positive referrals and fewer negative referrals for European American students than for Latino/a and African American students (d = 0.31). Although teachers directed more positive and neutral speech (e.g., questions and encouragement) toward European American students than toward Latino/a and African American students (d = 0.21), they directed an equal amount of negative speech (e.g., criticism) to all students (d = 0.02). In general, teachers' favoring of European American students compared with African American and Latino/a students was associated with small but statistically significant effects. The meta-analyses suggest that teachers' expectations and speech vary with students' ethnic backgrounds.
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Asian American Students, African American Students, Minority Group Children, Teacher Expectations of Students, Classroom Communication, Negative Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Influence, Referral, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Comparative Analysis, Meta Analysis, Student Diversity, Interpersonal Communication
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