Effects of ethnicity, walking style, and verbal expression on Education majors' perceptions of students

Material Information

Title:
Effects of ethnicity, walking style, and verbal expression on Education majors' perceptions of students
Series Title:
Barry University Dissertations -- School of Education
Creator:
Brinson, Angela
Place of Publication:
Miami, Fla.
Publisher:
Barry University
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
vi, 99 leaves ; 28 cm

Thesis/Dissertation Information

Degree Disciplines:
Education

Notes

Abstract:
This study investigated education majors’ perceptions of adolescent males based on their ethnicity, walking style, and verbal expression. More specifically, this study examined the interaction effects between student ethnicity (African American and White), walking style (stroll and standard), and verbal response style (standard and slang), on education majors’ ratings of student learning, behavior, the need for special education services, and positive or negative attributes. A questionnaire judging learning, behavior, the need for special education and an adapted version of the Adjective Checklist (Gough & Heilbrun, 1983) were used immediately after the participants watched a short video in which the independent variables were manipulated. One hundred and nine education majors attending a private university participated in this study. Results indicated that, overall, verbal expression was the most influential variable that affected participants’ perceptions of students having behavioral problems, needing special education services, and having positive or negative attributes. Students who spoke standard English, rather than slang, were perceived as less likely to have behavior problems, less likely to need special education services, and less likely to be described by participants using negative attributes. No differences were found in the perception of students having learning problems in the different video conditions. Of those students who were perceived as needing special education services, the category selected most frequently was Emotional/Behavior Disorder (EBD).
Thesis:
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2007.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-92).

Record Information

Source Institution:
Barry University
Holding Location:
Barry University Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
Copyright Angela Brinson. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
Resource Identifier:
LC3981.B75 2007_BrinsonAngela ( BU-Local )
Classification:
LC3981.B75 2007 ( lcc )

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