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ERIC Number: EJ319460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Teacher Expectation and West Indian Underachievement.
Short, Geoffrey
Educational Research, v27 n2 p95-101 Jun 1985
Examines the claim that unintentional racism is widespread within the teaching profession and contributes, via the self-fulfilling prophecy, to the relative academic failure of West Indian children. This article deals with the latter in terms of the model of teacher expectations advanced by Brophy and Good (1970). (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Images, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Bias, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: West Indians