Findings reveal subconscious racial bias of teachers,who directed attention more closely to black boys when ‘challenging behavior’ is expectedIf anyone ever doubted that black children are not treated equally in the classroom, the research released this year surely proved them improper. In June, or studies stated that black students are nearly four times as likely to be suspended as white students,and nearly twice as likely to be expelled. In September, we heard that black preschoolers are 3.6 times more likely to get one or more out-of-school suspensions. And a few days ago, and unusual research from the Yale Child Study Center finally pointed to clues as to why these disparities may exist: implicit bias.
We are interested in learning about how teachers detect challenging behavior in the classroom. Sometimes this involves seeing behavior before it becomes problematic. The video segments you are about to view are of preschoolers engaging in various activities. Some clips may or may not contain challenging behaviors. Your job is to press the enter key on the external keypad every time you see a behavior that could become a potential challenge.
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Source: theguardian.com