His groundbreaking work on stereotype threat has considerable implications for education
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Dr. Steeleopens in new window, a social psychologist, is a professor at Stanford University. He has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Education, and the National Science Board. He has also served as a Provost at Columbia University and as the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California–Berkeley.
Dr. Steele’s research focuses on stereotype threat, meaning how reminding people about the stereotypes of their group can influence their performance on both academic and athletic tasks.
Steele, C. M. (1997). A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance. American Psychologist, 52(6), 613–629. https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066x.52.6.613opens in new window
Steele, C. M. (2010). Whistling Vivaldi: How stereotypes affect us and what we can do. W. W. Norton & Company.
Steele, C. M., & Aronson, J. (1995). Stereotype threat and the intellectual test performance of African Americans. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(5), 797–811. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.69.5.797opens in new window
Race, Social, Stereotypes
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