Overcoming Stereotypes to "Master Our Dreams": The Salience of Ethnic Climate and Racial Diversity among Students of Color in Middle School

Autor/in	Durand, Tina M.
Titel	Overcoming Stereotypes to "Master Our Dreams": The Salience of Ethnic Climate and Racial Diversity among Students of Color in Middle School
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 40 (2020) 8, S.1029-1060 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Durand, Tina M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431619891241
Schlagwörter	Stereotypes; Ethnic Groups; Minority Group Students; Student Attitudes; Urban Schools; Middle School Students; Educational Benefits; Diversity (Institutional); Student Diversity; Educational Environment; Peer Groups; Equal Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Individual Characteristics; Race; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klischee; Ethnie; Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Bildungsertrag; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Rasse; Abstammung; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Ethnic-racial climate is a salient dimension of school context, especially amid the current sociopolitical climate. This study examined perceptions of school ethnic-racial climate among adolescent students of color, and the significance they place on being part of a diverse student population, in two urban middle schools, using interviews and focus groups. Qualitative analyses revealed that students' perceptions were contradictory. Students characterized their school interactions in meritocratic terms, where opportunities were grounded in equality and individual effort. However, their reports of racialized treatment were frequent, whereby ethnically segregated peer groups and the presence of stereotypes were prominent. Despite this, students articulated the benefits of school diversity, most notably, because it supported them in "mastering their dreams." Findings suggest that early adolescents are challenged with navigating the racialized context of the school environment. As such, schools must interrogate the promotion of colorblindness, in favor of practices that are more culturally affirming. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01