Academic Expectations of Australian Students from Aboriginal, Asian and Anglo Backgrounds: Perspectives of Teachers, Trainee-teachers and Students

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 60-82

  Dandy, Justine ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^b   Barber, Bonnie L ^c   Houghton, Stephen ^b,d  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Australian; Asian Australian; ethnicity; expectancies; self stereotyping; stereotype threat; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921814286     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2014.984591     Document Type: Article

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