The Color of Misbehaving [microform] : Two Case Studies of Deviant Boys in a Magnet School / Catherine A. Emihovich
- Bib ID:
- 5411081
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Emihovich, Catherine A
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED215062
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982
- 22 p.
- Summary:
-
Case studies of a black boy and a white boy from a kindergarten class in a desegregated school examined the effects of teacher attitudes on students' conformity to classroom behavior norms. Both boys had been referred to the school psychologist by their teacher because of their disruptive classroom behavior. Information collected on the two boys included their family background, the psychologist's diagnosis and observations, and researcher observations of the boys' behavior and interactions with the teacher. The findings showed that the teacher appeared to perceive the boys differently, behaved differently toward them, and tended to direct more positive actions for behavior improvement toward the white boy. It was suggested that stricter controls were placed on the white boy's behavior with the expectation that he would eventually control himself. It was further stated that the black boy's behavior was allowed to escalate to the point of requiring special measures (a Learning Adjustment Class): the underlying expectation being that there was no point in controlling him because his status (race, socioeconomic background) conspired against him. It was further suggested that the differences in treatment were not an isolated example of personality clashes, but instead reflected institutional racism in the wider sociocultural context of the school, where standards of behavior are applied differently to white and black students. (Author/MJL)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New York, NY, March 22, 1982).
- Educational level discussed: Primary Education.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1982
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- A Manual for Developing Reasonable, Objective, Nondiscriminatory Standards for Evaluating Teacher Performance [microform] / J. Everette DeVaughn
- Teachers and Behavior Modification [microform] / Sherman Frey
- Factors Inhibiting the Transfer of Control in Educational Settings. Final Report [microform] / John R. Forward
- Training Teachers Through "Behavioral Self-Observation." [microform] / Carl E. Thoresen and Others
- Improving teaching : the analysis of classroom verbal interaction / Edmund Amidon and Elizabeth Hunter