Author : J. Kathryn Schreiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (697 download)
Book Synopsis The Impact of Teachers' Attitudes and Perceptions on the Under Representation of African American Students in Gifted Education Programs by : J. Kathryn Schreiner
Download or read book The Impact of Teachers' Attitudes and Perceptions on the Under Representation of African American Students in Gifted Education Programs written by J. Kathryn Schreiner and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research studied the potential impact of teachers' attitudes and perceptions on the under representation of African American students in gifted education programs. The study was conducted in an urban, Midwest school district with 322 elementary school teachers participating. Results indicated that, in general, teachers perceive that African American learners have a more difficult time learning than do students from other ethnic groups. The mean score for White teachers was significantly higher than the mean scores for Minorities. Results also indicated that, in general, teachers perceive that, although African American learners are served at a higher rate than White students in special education programs, they are not misidentified, and thus belong in those programs when they are placed there. The mean scores of Minority teachers, teachers over the age of 35, and teachers who had taught more than 15 years were significantly lower, although their scores still indicated a general agreement with the idea that they are not misidentified. The final significant finding was that younger teachers (22 0́3 35 years of age) felt that they have had more adequate training in how to teach students from different cultural backgrounds. This did not, however, seem to make any difference in their attitudes toward African American learners' ability to learn or misidentification.