Patchen, Martin, Hofmann, Gerhard, & Brown, William
Researchers: Gerhard HofmannMartin PatchenWilliam Brown
University Affiliation: Purdue University
Email: patchenm@purdue.edu
Research Question:
The possible interaction effects of class racial composition and friendship with whites on several aspects of black student's academic performance
Published: 1
Journal Name or Institutional Affiliation: Sociology of Education
Journal Entry: Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 33-51
Year: 1980
Findings:
- Class racial composition had significant effects on Black students’ effort and grades. The larger the proportion of Whites, the greater the effort but the lower the grades of Blacks.
- Being in classes with a substantial proportion of whites appeared to benefit only those Blacks whose white peers came from low-education families.
- Class racial composition had independent effects on black students’ grades and effort.
- Class racial composition did not have a significant effect on achievement scores or on Black students’ expectancies of being able to go to college.
- The Black students’ own ability level and that of their White peers had no consistent joint effects on academic outcomes for Blacks.