A fundamental consideration in discourses on risk and schooling for primary and secondary
school-age students focuses on gender inequalities in the classroom. Gender equity in …

Abstract Participants were 443 (52.6% male, 47.4% female) ethnically diverse, 1st-grade,
lower achieving readers attending 1 of 3 school districts in Texas. Using latent variable …

Based on extensive research, this provocative volume explores how schools are places
where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the …

This study examined the associations among child demographic variables, teacher
perceptions of parent–teacher and student–teacher relationship quality, and teacher …

Stereotype threat effects occur when members of a stigmatized group perform poorly on a
task because they fear confirming a negative stereotype that is associated with their ingroup …

Parent involvement is a robust predictor of academic achievement, but little is known about
school-and home-based involvement in immigrant families. Drawing on ecological theories …

The authors tested the hypothesis that race bias in teacher evaluations may be problem
specific by examining the extent to which ratings of child behavior were influenced by the …

Education scholars document notable racial differences in teachers' perceptions of students'
academic skills. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten …

Throughout the world as in the United States, psychologists are increasingly being called
upon to evaluate clients whose backgrounds differ from their own. It has long been …

Culture and background cause the results of standardized assessments to be inaccurate.
These tests intend to measure intelligence and general knowledge. However, standardized …