54.010 - Bias in the Classroom: Then, Now, Tomorrow

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Ray Rist’s seminal work, “Student Social Class and Teacher Expectations: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Ghetto Education”, sparked debates that have continued over time, whether focused on poverty or race, access or inequity, or urban versus suburban schooling. As recent research suggests, however, the issues of class and race bias are alive and well, evident within and across all age groups and contexts. Such bias may be implicit in interactions between students and teachers, between students and students, or between teachers and teachers, or explicit in the public discourses within society. How is this bias manifesting itself in classrooms and schools, how is it being addressed, what approaches are useful in addressing it, and with what opportunities for learning and change?

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Shaun R. Harper, University of Southern California

Participants

• Walter Gilliam, Yale University

• James D. Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Karolyn D. Tyson, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill