ERIC Number: EJ1221941
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
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Same-Race Student-Teacher: Comparing Outcomes for Kindergartners with and without Disabilities
Gottfried, Michael A.; Kirksey, J. Jacob; Wright, Adam
Remedial and Special Education, v40 n4 p225-235 Aug 2019
Although numerous studies have examined if students of color benefit from having a teacher of the same race/ethnicity, all attention has been paid to students without disabilities. We examine whether the same benefits hold for students with disabilities (SWDs). Using a nationally representative data set of kindergartners, we explored whether SWDs of color had different academic and social-emotional outcomes when with a teacher of the same race/ethnicity. We compared students of color with and without disabilities in the same classroom with regard to a same-race teacher match. Unlike students without disabilities, we do not find evidence in the data set that SWDs of color benefit from a same-race teacher match in terms of achievement and social-emotional development. Implications with regard to educational equity are discussed.
Descriptors: Race, Teacher Student Relationship, Kindergarten, Students with Disabilities, Elementary School Students, Ethnicity, Emotional Development, Social Development, Young Children, Educational Benefits, Elementary School Teachers, Interpersonal Competence, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Minority Group Students, Minority Group Teachers, African Americans, Hispanic Americans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Primary Education
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Language: English
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