Date of Award
12-21-2009
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
First Advisor
Daniel Cline
Committee Members
Amany Saleh; David Holman; Guitele Rahill; Loretta McGregor
Call Number
LD 251 .A566d 2009 R56
Abstract
This exploratory study examined whether teacher/ student interaction is affected by the integration and the ethnicity of both teachers and students in selected schools. Ten teachers, six White and four Black, from three selected school campuses volunteered to participate in the study. Each of the selected schools enrolled between six to nine hundred students with average student populations that were comprised of 60 percent White students and 40 percent Black students. Selected classrooms had a demographic composite that was representative of the total school enrollment. Using the Flanders Interaction Analysis System, verbal interaction was classified into ten major categories. The data were then charted onto matrices that allowed for percentages to be generated for each category. Descriptive data were gathered and analyzed in an effort to identify differences in achievement and discipline as well as assignment of students to pre-advanced or advanced classes. Analysis of the data revealed that there were some differences in how Black teachers interacted with their students groups as opposed to how White teachers interacted with their student groups. There was also a difference in the distribution of grades that White teachers gave to their student groups as opposed to the distribution of grades that Black teachers gave to their student groups. There remains a gap in achievement between Black and White students. Futures studies should investigate the extent to which academic achievement is affected by teacher-student interaction.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Roberts, Veronica Diane, "An Analysis of Teacher and Student Interactions in Desegregated School Environments" (2009). Student Theses and Dissertations. 1016.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/1016
