ERIC Number: EJ1232260
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1925-0746
EISSN: N/A
Is Equity on Their Mind? Documenting Teachers' Education Equity Mindset
Nadelson, Louis S.; Miller, Rachelle; Hu, Helen; Bang, Na Mi; Walthall, Brandy
World Journal of Education, v9 n5 p26-40 2019
An education equity mindset is fundamental to assuring all students are supported to achieve to their highest capacity. We have identified six attributes of an educational equity mindset critical to assuring teachers' practices and professional choices are aligned with meeting the needs of all students. In an effort to promote education equity mindset among teachers we determined there was a need to first empirically document the construct. We surveyed 452 teachers in the southern region of the United States. Our results indicate that we effectively measured our definition of education equity mindset. We found multiple differences in the mindset attributes based on personal and professional variables. Our data indicate that teachers may hold competing or fragmented mindsets. Our research uncovered multiple needed lines of research and implications for teacher preparation and professional development.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Beliefs, Culturally Relevant Education, Public Education, Student Centered Learning, Teacher Role, Student Characteristics, Student Diversity, Student Needs, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Leadership Role, Success, Teacher Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
Sciedu Press. 1120 Finch Avenue West Suite 701-309, Toronto, ON., M3J 3H7, Canada. Tel: 416-479-0028; Fax: 416-642-8548; e-mail: jct@sciedupress.com; Web site: http://www.sciedupress.com/journal/index.php/wje/index/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A