69.024 - That's How I See It: How Perceptions, Socialization, and Assessment Impact Opportunities for Equal Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Teachers, parents, and the public at large have the potential to influence the educational opportunities of our nation’s youth, and research should focus on conveying this knowledge. This session highlights the influential power of adults’ messages and perspectives in the academic lives of young people. The first paper explores teacher perceptions and knowledge of foster youth, a potentially stigmatized population. The second paper compares the types and sources of academic socialization received by NCAA athletes and other groups of college students. The third paper highlights disparities in bullying assessment techniques that may disproportionately underestimate the prevalence of bullying of Black youth. The fourth paper dissects the decision making processes of school psychologists’ determinations of eligibility for special education services.

Sub Unit

• Division E - Counseling and Human Development / Division E - Section 2: Human Development

Chair

• Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards, Duke University

Papers

• "Damaged Goods": A Qualitative Exploration of Educators' Perceptions of Foster Youth - Alaina Elizabeth Flannigan, University of Texas - Austin

• Helping Them Make the Grade? The Academic Socialization of College Athletes - Paul A Robbins, The University of Texas - Austin

• Do You Know It When You See It? Identifying Reliable Bullying Assessments for Black Youth - Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards, Duke University

• Beyond Yes or No: Examiner-Centered Variables Affecting Special Education Eligibility Decisions - Kris Scardamalia, The University of Texas - Austin