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ERIC Number: EJ1215972
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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CoBRAS as a Predictor of Attitudes toward Redistributing Resources to Improve Predominantly Black Schools
Sperling, Rick; Kuhn, Caroline
Journal of Negro Education, v85 n2 p172-183 Spr 2016
Research supports the use of the Color-Blind Racism Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS) as a measure of color-blindness, but relatively little is known about whether it is predictive of policy attitudes. This study adds to that literature by investigating the extent to which CoBRAS predicts attitudes toward resource redistribution as a method of addressing the Black-White achievement gap. Structural equation modeling performed on data from 215 participants revealed that CoBRAS is a useful tool in predicting attitudes toward redistributing resources to benefit predominantly Black schools, even after controlling for social dominance and attributions for "the gap." Researchers are encouraged to continue exploring the properties of CoBRAS to achieve a thorough understanding of its empirical potential.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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