White teachers' deficit thinking about Black students produces a negative campus racial climate and unfriendly teacher-student relationships¶
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q2 i? Deficit thinking about Black students by White teachers results in a negative campus racial climate, which is often the primary cause of unfriendly relationships between White teachers and Black students. → Evelyn Ezikwelu 2020
Evidence¶
Evelyn Ezikwelu 2020¶
Evelyn Ezikwelu. (2020). Institutional Racism and Campus Racial Climate: Struggles for Sense of Belonging Among Black Students in K-12 Public Schools. Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, 10(1). https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jctp/
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The review's synthesis of studies on White teacher perceptions (e.g., Rolón-Dow, 2005; Douglas et al., 2008) argues that "Deficit thinking about Black students by White teachers results in a negative campus racial climate" and drives unfriendly relationships. No effect sizes are printed.
"Deficit thinking about Black students by White teachers results in a negative campus racial climate. This phenomenon is often the primary cause of unfriendly relationships existing between White teachers and Black students."
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Related Claims¶
- Positive campus racial climate is vital for Black students' success, while negative climate remains detrimental to students of color in predominantly White schools — a broader claim this one bears on
- Black students experience a more hostile campus racial climate than other students of color in schools — related
- A welcoming campus racial climate fosters African American students' sense of belonging and intent to continue enrollment in mostly White schools — related
- A racial school-climate gap exists: White and Asian students generally report higher safety, support, and connectedness than African American, American Indian, and Hispanic students — related
- Black and Latinx students generally feel less safe at school than their White peers — related
- Campus symbols such as antebellum architecture signal belonging to White and high-SES students and unwelcomeness to marginalized students — related
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White teachers' deficit thinking about Black students produces a negative campus racial climate and unfriendly teacher-student relationships |
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White teachers' deficit thinking about Black students produces a negative campus racial climate and unfriendly teacher-student relationships |
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