Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
Volume 60, Issue SUPPL. 48, 2008, Pages 529-552

Understanding and mitigating stereotype threat's negative influence on immigrant and minority students' academic performance (Review)

Alexander K.M. , Schofield J.W.
  • a 319 Nottingham Circle, Pittsburgh, PA 15215, United States
  • b 319 Nottingham Circle, Pittsburgh, PA 15215, United States

Abstract

In many countries throughout the world, immigrant children perform less well academically than do native children. A large body of work on stereotype threat, a factor that may contribute importantly to this achievement gap, is reviewed here, including research on a) the development of stereotype awareness and threat effects in children, b) the processes and conditions leading to stereotype threat, c) known mediators and moderators of stereotype threat, d) hypothesized short- and long-term effects of stereotype threat, and e) some strategies for reducing this threat in schools.

Author Keywords

Stereotype threat academic achievement Immigrant achievement Minority achievement Review

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-54049089645&partnerID=40&md5=b1b85f709dda3385aa895975aa5016c5
ISSN: 00232653
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English