Does students' awareness of school-track-related stereotypes exacerbate inequalities in education?

ABSTRACT: Early ability tracking increases inequalities in education. It has been proposed that the awareness of negative school-track-related stereotypes contributes to educational inequalities, as stereotype awareness interferes with students' abilities to thrive, particularly those in lower, stigmatized tracks. The present study tested this assumption in a sample of 3880 German secondary school students from three tracks, who were assessed four times on stereotype awareness regarding their own school track and academic outcomes (achievement, engagement, self-concept) between Grades 5 and 8. Students in the lowest track reported higher levels of stereotype awareness than higher track students or students attending a combined track. Stereotype awareness increased across time in all tracks. Contrary

SUBMITTER: Bardach L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature