TY - JOUR
T1 - What’s in a Name … or a Face? Student Perceptions of Faculty Race
AU - Mendez, Jeanette Morehouse
AU - Mendez, Jesse Perez
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/4/3
Y1 - 2018/4/3
N2 - Utilizing Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a conceptual framework, this study examines student perception of faculty of color in academia from student professor preference. Using an experimental design to test the effect of race on selection of faculty with whom to take a course, we showed student participants two types of pairings of faculty: first, pairs of photos of faculty of different races, and same age and attractiveness, then names of faculty, paired by different race were shown. The study provided evidence of racial bias with a strong preference for courses taught by White faculty by various subgroups of students, providing a snapshot of what faculty of color potentially stand to face in classroom environments.
AB - Utilizing Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a conceptual framework, this study examines student perception of faculty of color in academia from student professor preference. Using an experimental design to test the effect of race on selection of faculty with whom to take a course, we showed student participants two types of pairings of faculty: first, pairs of photos of faculty of different races, and same age and attractiveness, then names of faculty, paired by different race were shown. The study provided evidence of racial bias with a strong preference for courses taught by White faculty by various subgroups of students, providing a snapshot of what faculty of color potentially stand to face in classroom environments.
KW - Diversity
KW - evaluation
KW - faculty
KW - perception
KW - student
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041014583&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15512169.2017.1389282
DO - 10.1080/15512169.2017.1389282
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041014583
SN - 1551-2169
VL - 14
SP - 177
EP - 196
JO - Journal of Political Science Education
JF - Journal of Political Science Education
IS - 2
ER -