Teacher's social desirability bias and Migrant students: A study on explicit and implicit prejudices with a list experiment.
Soc Sci Res
; 119: 102990, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Scholarly research has consistently shown that teachers present negative assessments of and attitudes toward migrant students. However, previous studies have not clearly addressed the distinction between implicit and explicit prejudices, or identified their underlying sources. This study identifies the explicit and implicit prejudices held by elementary and middle school teachers regarding the learning abilities of an ethnic minority group Haitian students within the Chilean educational system. We use a list experiment to assess how social desirability and intergroup attitudes toward minority students influence teachers' prejudices. The findings reveal that teachers harbor implicit prejudices towards Haitian students and are truthful in reporting their attitudes, thereby contradicting the desirability bias hypothesis. We suggest that teachers rely on stereotypes associated with the students' nationality when assessing Haitian students' learning abilities. The implications of these results are discussed in relation to theories grounded in stereotypes and intergroup attitudes.
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Assunto principal:
Migrantes
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Etnicidade
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Caribe
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Haiti
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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