Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Ciara Smalls-Glover
Second Advisor
Gabriel Kuperminc
Third Advisor
Chris Henrich
Abstract
Racial inequalities in the education system are an issue that has yet to be adequately addressed. Given how discriminatory experiences adversely impact African American students, it is important to understand how their educational attitudes are impacted and ways that students can be protected from these harmful experiences. The study aims to answer six research questions: 1) How does racial discrimination predict African American college students’ value placed in education? 2) How does racial discrimination predict African American college students’ expectations for success? 3) How do preparation for bias messages predict the value they place in education? 4) How do preparation for bias messages predict African American college students’ expectations for success? 5) Do preparation for bias messages buffer the effect of racial discrimination on value placed in education? 6) Do preparation for bias messages buffer the effect of racial discrimination on expectations for success?
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/7027139
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Dominique, "Preparation for Bias as a Buffer Against the Effect of Racial Discrimination on Academic Attitudes of African American College Students." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/7027139