Teacher Expectations and Students from Low Socioeconomic Background: A Perspective from Costa Rica

Autor/in	Regalla, Michele
Titel	Teacher Expectations and Students from Low Socioeconomic Background: A Perspective from Costa Rica
Quelle	(2013), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Teacher Attitudes; Work Ethic; Economically Disadvantaged; Socioeconomic Background; Role Models; Teacher Expectations of Students; Low Income Groups; Elementary School Students; Immigrants; Immigration; Teacher Behavior; At Risk Students; Spanish; Social Class; Middle Class; Hispanic American Students; Costa Rica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lehrerverhalten; Arbeitsethos; Sozioökonomische Lage; Identifikationsfigur; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Teacher behaviour; Spanisch; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Mittelschicht; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	This study explores teachers' academic expectations of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) in Costa Rica for the purpose of cross-cultural comparison. A group of 17 teachers from two different elementary schools located in a small town in Costa Rica were questioned about their expectations of low SES students enrolled in their classes. Findings show a mixture of favorable and unfavorable expectations of low SES students among the teachers. Teachers who hold unfavorable expectations describe the families of low SES students as poor role models with a poor work ethic. Findings suggest that teachers' unfavorable academic expectations for low SES students are influenced by student immigrant status. Cross-cultural similarities between the findings of this study and studies regarding teacher attitudes toward English learners of low SES in the U.S. are discussed followed by implications for the field of teacher education. The following are appended: (1) Survey--English version; and (2) Survey--Spanish version. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10