Racial Bias toward Children in the Early Childhood Education Setting

Autor/inn/en	Blackson, Emma A.; Gerdes, Marsha; Segan, Ellie; Anokam, Crystal; Johnson, Tiffani J.
Titel	Racial Bias toward Children in the Early Childhood Education Setting
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 20 (2022) 3, S.277-292 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Blackson, Emma A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X221087051
Schlagwörter	Racism; African American Students; Preferences; Knowledge Level; Attitudes; Child Care Centers; School Personnel; Individual Characteristics; White Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassismus; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Wissensbasis; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Schulpersonal; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	Racial disparities in the education setting are well-documented, including suspensions and expulsion for Black children beginning in pre-school. Racial bias has been hypothesized as a factor contributing to these disparities. However, little is known about the racial attitudes that childcare educators and staff have toward children. To describe levels of implicit and explicit racial bias toward children among early childhood educators, we measured implicit pro-White/anti-Black racial bias of teachers and staff from three urban childcare centers using the Child Race Implicit Association Test (IAT). Explicit bias was measured using a racial preference scale. Of the 48 participants in this sample, 56% were White, 29% Black, and 10% Hispanic. Although 21% (n = 10) of participants had no racial bias on the Child Race IAT, most had implicit pro-White bias ranging from weak to strong (n = 29% and 60%). The remaining participants had implicit pro-Black bias ranging from weak to strong (n = 9% and 19%). In contrast, 95% of participants reported no having no explicit racial preferences toward White or Black children. Additionally, we asked participants about perceptions, knowledge, and beliefs about sources of early childhood disparities. Knowledge of bias can be used in developing strategies to mitigate bias and reduce disparities in childcare settings. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01