Weinstein, Rhona
Researchers: Rhona Weinstein
University Affiliation: University of California at Berkeley
Email: rhona_weinstein@berkeley.edu
Research Question:
Equitable opportunity for all children to learn challenging curricula. Changing limiting beliefs of teacher's methods.
Published: 1
Journal Name or Institutional Affiliation: Educational Researcher
Journal Entry: Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 16-19
Year: 1996
Findings:
- Attention must be paid to changing limiting beliefs about differential ability to learn and self-defeating teaching methods that follow from such beliefs. These have led to inappropriate adjustment of standards (low expectations) and the inappropriate adjustment of teaching methods (watered-down treatment) for certain groups of children, thereby creating enormous inequities in conditions for learning.
- Assignment to different pathways has been found to reflect race, class and gender groupings, even when differences in abilities are controlled.
- We have to believe in the potential of all children to learn despite diversity of characteristics and style.
- Need new models for accommodating diversity in learners and in the dissemination of successful approaches.
- Need to disseminate stratifying practices and aid implementing a more inclusive and challenging schooling.