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Examining Potential Biases in Preschool Teachers’ Behavioral Assessments of Children of Color

Award Number: R03HD114838
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2026

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Examining Potential Biases in Preschool Teachers’ Behavioral Assessments of Children of Color - Project Summary In recognition of race/ethnic-based discrepancies in suspensions and expulsions for Black and Hispanic children relative to White children, many districts, states, and publicly-funded preschool programs have begun to implement suspension and expulsion bans. Although such bans may reduce racial/ethnic differences in exclusionary disciplinary rates, it does not address the underlying biases in teacher judgment that led to these discrepancies in the first place. Thus, there is a need for research that moves beyond examining proportionalities in suspensions and expulsions towards a better understanding of the ways in which teachers evaluate children’s behaviors that serve as the basis for these disciplinary decisions. It may be particularly important to examine teachers’ behavioral assessments at preschool because the effects of exclusionary disciplinary actions are believed to be cumulative over time, but the vast majority of research on teachers’ behavioral assessments has been conducted at the K-12 level. Furthermore, the existing studies that have examined potential biases in preschool teachers’ behavioral assessments have been stymied by small sample sizes and methodological limitations. Using a large-scale dataset, this study addresses the following research questions: 1. Do Black and Hispanic children with similar demographics and comparable levels of social-emotional regulation as White children receive harsher behavioral assessments? What types of behaviors are more likely to elicit differential assessments? 2. Is teacher-child racial/ethnic match related to teachers’ ratings of children’s behaviors? 3. Are teachers’ behavioral assessments of children at preschool predictive of children’s social-emotional, suspension, attendance, and achievement outcomes at elementary school?


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $175,572 )
2024	2024	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	55 E MONROE ST	CHICAGO	IL	60603	COOK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	4/26/2024	NEW	$175,572
														Subtotal = $175,572

Grand Total All Awards = $175,572

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Examining Potential Biases in Preschool Teachers’ Behavioral Assessments of Children of Color

Award Number: R03HD114838

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2026

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