African American secondary school staff had more negative perceptions of respect for diversity in their schools than other staff¶
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Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? On the Respect for Diversity scale, African American staff reported more negative perceptions than staff of other racial/ethnic groups, with statistically significant variation by race or ethnicity. → McCullough 2022
Evidence¶
McCullough 2022¶
McCullough, S. N., Hashmi, S., Austin, G., & Cerna, R. (2022). Instructional equity and respect for diversity in schools: Staff perceptions vary by race/ethnicity and by role. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED621215
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Observational analysis of CSSS responses on the three-item Respect for Diversity scale; the brief reports statistically significant variations by race or ethnicity, with mean agreement for all staff close to 90 percent. No effect size is printed.
"As with the Instructional Equity scale, staff identifying as African American had more negative perceptions of respect for diversity in their school settings."
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Related Claims¶
- African American secondary school staff perceived their schools' instructional equity less positively than staff of other races/ethnicities — related
- Fewer than half of secondary staff strongly agreed that their schools foster instructional equity (46%) or respect for diversity (45%) — related
- White and Asian staff report more positive school climates than African American and Hispanic staff, irrespective of their school's student racial composition — related
- Respect for diversity perceptions also varied by staff role, with prevention staff polarized and resource officers and counselors lower — related
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African American secondary school staff had more negative perceptions of respect for diversity in their schools than other staff |
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African American secondary school staff had more negative perceptions of respect for diversity in their schools than other staff |
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2022 |
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