What if Coleman had known about stereotype threat? How social-psychological theory can help mitigate educational inequality
The Coleman Report has inspired various lines of inquiry offering new understandings of
inequality of educational opportunity and the persistent achievement gaps in American
schools. Of the various models and theories, stereotype threat, which focuses on social-
psychological dimensions of inequality, has received considerable attention over the past
twenty years. But what if stereotype threat theory, and associated interventions to combat it,
had existed fifty years ago? Using data from the original Equality of Educational Opportunity …
inequality of educational opportunity and the persistent achievement gaps in American
schools. Of the various models and theories, stereotype threat, which focuses on social-
psychological dimensions of inequality, has received considerable attention over the past
twenty years. But what if stereotype threat theory, and associated interventions to combat it,
had existed fifty years ago? Using data from the original Equality of Educational Opportunity …