Fewer than half of secondary staff strongly agreed that their schools foster instructional equity (46%) or respect for diversity (45%)¶
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q2 i? Only 46 percent of staff strongly agreed on the Instructional Equity scale and 45 percent on the Respect for Diversity scale, which the authors read as room for improvement. → 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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Descriptive analysis of CSSS scale response distributions (Table 3); mean agreement for all staff was above 80 percent on Instructional Equity and close to 90 percent on Respect for Diversity, but strong agreement was under 50 percent on both.
"However, less than half of the respondents in this sample strongly agreed on either scale (46% for Instructional Equity and 45% for Respect for Diversity), indicating room for improvement in these crucial aspects of school climate and student success."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- African American secondary school staff had more negative perceptions of respect for diversity in their schools than other staff — related
- African American secondary school staff perceived their schools' instructional equity less positively than staff of other races/ethnicities — related
- Staff perceptions of instructional equity varied by role: teachers, special education teachers, and administrators most positive; paraprofessionals, resource officers, and counselors least positive — related
- Respect for diversity perceptions also varied by staff role, with prevention staff polarized and resource officers and counselors lower — 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
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Fewer than half of secondary staff strongly agreed that their schools foster instructional equity (46%) or respect for diversity (45%) |
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Fewer than half of secondary staff strongly agreed that their schools foster instructional equity (46%) or respect for diversity (45%) |
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