ERIC Number: EJ1355500
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
EISSN: EISSN-1935-102X
Replicating and Extending Effects of "Achievement Gap" Discourse
Educational Researcher, v51 n7 p496-499 Oct 2022
Scholars argue that the "racial achievement gap" frame perpetuates deficit mindsets. Previously, we found that teachers gave lower priority to racial equity when disparities were framed as "achievement gaps" (AGs) versus "inequality in educational outcomes." In this brief, we analyze data from two survey experiments using a teacher sample and an Amazon MTurk sample. We find that (a) the effect of AG language on equity prioritization is moderated by implicit bias, with larger negative effects among teachers holding stronger anti-Black/pro-White stereotypes; (b) the negative effect of AG language replicates with non-teachers; and (c) AG language causes respondents to express more negative racial stereotypes.
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement, Equal Education, Language Usage, Racism, Stereotypes, Racial Attitudes, African American Students, White Students, Teacher Attitudes
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Language: English
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