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ERIC Number: EJ304979
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Influences of Student Background and Teacher Authoritarianism on Teacher Expectations.
Tom, David Y. H.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n2 p259-65 Apr 1984
This study compared teacher expectations for academic performance and future occupational status of White and Asian elementary schoolchildren. The effects of sex, social class, and the level of teacher authoritarianism were also examined. Six fictional student record cards were the basis for predictions by 25 White elementary school teachers. (BS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Authoritarianism, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Employment Level, Ethnic Stereotypes, Sex Stereotypes, Social Class, Student Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Paragraph Completion Test (Schroder et al); Scale of Tolerance Intolerance of Ambiguity; Teacher Expectations
Note: This research was supported by grants from the University of Missouri-Columbia Research Council (C-3-40671) and the National Institute of Education (NIE-G-82-0022) to Harris Cooper.