ERIC Number: EJ725034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
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Students' Ratings of Professors: The Teaching Style Contingency for Latino/a Professors
Smith, Gabriel; Anderson, Kristin J.
Journal of Latinos & Education, v4 n2 p115-136 2005
This article examines the influence of gender, ethnicity (Latino/a or Anglo), and teaching style (lenient or strict) on students' perceptions of professors teaching a social science course. Undergraduates read and responded to a syllabus and rated the course and the instructor on dimensions such as warmth, knowledge, and political bias. Contrary to previous research, there were no significant effects associated with professor gender. However, there were several ethnicity by teaching style interactions. Latino/a professors received either the least or most favorable marks depending on whether they presented the course with a strict or lenient teaching style, respectively. Results are discussed in terms of aversive racism and the contingent nature of evaluation for Latino/a professors.
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Social Sciences, Ethnicity, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Hispanic Americans, Sex, Racial Bias
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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