Australian teachers voice their perceptions of the influences of stereotypes, mindsets and school structure on teachers’ expectations of Indigenous students

Teaching Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 123-144

  Riley, Tasha ^a,b   Pidgeon, Michelle ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; equity; expectations; school structure; stereotypes; teacher mindset; teacher training and professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044449927     PISSN: 10476210     EISSN: 14701286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10476210.2018.1453796     Document Type: Article

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