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Even Preschoolers Face Racial Bias, Study Finds [View all]
Source: U.S. News & World Report
Even Preschoolers Face Racial Bias, Study Finds
Both white and black preschool teachers are biased against black boys.
By Gaby Galvin | Contributor Sept. 28, 2016, at 2:37 p.m.
Racial bias against black students begins long before they get to their teens - it starts in preschool, according to a study released today from the Yale Child Study Center.
The study was conducted as a two-part experiment: in the first part, educators watched black and white children together, and in the second, they read vignettes on misbehaving students. In each situation, they were asked to identify and rate bad behavior.
The researchers showed 135 teachers a video of four children playing - a black boy and girl and a white boy and girl - and asked them to look for potentially problematic behavior. Here's the catch: there was no challenging behavior in any of the videos.
Lead researcher Walter Gilliam said the deception was necessary to get the most accurate information about implicit bias in preschool classrooms. Most people are unaware of their implicit biases, which are subtle and often subconscious stereotypes that affect decisions and behavior.
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Both white and black preschool teachers are biased against black boys.
By Gaby Galvin | Contributor Sept. 28, 2016, at 2:37 p.m.
Racial bias against black students begins long before they get to their teens - it starts in preschool, according to a study released today from the Yale Child Study Center.
The study was conducted as a two-part experiment: in the first part, educators watched black and white children together, and in the second, they read vignettes on misbehaving students. In each situation, they were asked to identify and rate bad behavior.
The researchers showed 135 teachers a video of four children playing - a black boy and girl and a white boy and girl - and asked them to look for potentially problematic behavior. Here's the catch: there was no challenging behavior in any of the videos.
Lead researcher Walter Gilliam said the deception was necessary to get the most accurate information about implicit bias in preschool classrooms. Most people are unaware of their implicit biases, which are subtle and often subconscious stereotypes that affect decisions and behavior.
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Read more: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-09-28/yale-study-finds-preschool-teachers-watch-black-boys-closer-for-bad-behavior
Related: Do Early Educators’ Implicit Biases Regarding Sex and Race Relate to Behavior Expectations and Recommendations of Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions? (Yale Child Study Center)
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