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Atlantic Unbound | Archive
Claude M. Steele ..... Recent articles by Claude M. Steele: Thin Ice: Stereotype Threat and Black College StudentsWhen capable black college students fail to perform as well as their white counterparts, the explanation often has less to do with preparation or ability than with the threat of stereotypes about their capacity to succeed. Educators at Stanford who tested this hypothesis report their findings and propose solutions. Race and the Schooling of Black AmericansMore than half of black college students fail to complete their degree work—for reasons that have little to do with innate ability or environmental conditioning. The problem, a social psychologist argues, is that they are undervalued, in ways that are sometimes subtle and sometimes not. |
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