School Performance, Status Relations, and the Structure of Sentiment: Bringing the Teacher Back In.

Alexander, Karl L; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ363052

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Publication Date: 1987

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School Performance, Status Relations, and the Structure of Sentiment: Bringing the Teacher Back In.

Alexander, Karl L; And Others

American Sociological Review, v52 n5 p665-82 Oct 1987

Teachers' social origins influence their reactions to students. Low-status and minority students experience difficulties in the classrooms of high-status teachers. Outcomes of these relationships are that the students are seen as less mature and less is expected of them. A model of teacher-pupil background congruence is proposed. (Author/VM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Lower Class Students, Middle Class Standards, Perception, Secondary Education, Social Status, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Background, Teacher Student Relationship, Value Judgment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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