Student Social Class and Teacher Expectations: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Ghetto Education.

Rist, Ray C.

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ERIC Number: EJ025119

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Publication Date: 1970

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Student Social Class and Teacher Expectations: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Ghetto Education

Rist, Ray C.

Harvard Educ Rev, 40, 3, 411-51, Aug '70

The interacting forces of poverty stricken youth, teacher behavior towards these youth, and the influence of this behavior on subsequent academic performance are studied. (CK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Elementary School Students, Expectation, Ghettos, Minority Groups, Social Class, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Urban Education

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