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13 May 2005 08:38:45 AM |
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Blacks With Exotic Names Are Poorer Students |
http://www.wnbc.com/education/4482169/detail.html
Study: Exotic Names Don't Make Grade For Black Students
Children With Asian-Sounding Names Considered Brighter
POSTED: 2:14 pm EDT May 12, 2005
UPDATED: 5:23 pm EDT May 12, 2005
A new study suggests that black students with exotic names don't do as
well in school as black students with more common names.
The University of Florida study found that students with names such as
Da'Quan or Damarcus are more likely to score lower on reading and math
tests.
Researchers said that black students with unusual names are also less
likely to meet teacher expectations and be referred to gifted programs
than black students with more common names, such as Dwayne.
"This study suggests that the names parents give their children play
an important role in explaining why African-American families on
average do worse because African-American families are more inclined
than whites or Hispanics to give their children names that are
associated with low socio-economic status," said David Figlio, a
University of Florida economist who did the research.
Figlio said boys and girls with exotic names suffer in terms of the
quality of attention and instruction they get in the classroom because
teachers expect less from children with names that sound like they
were given by parents with lower education levels. He said the lower
expectations often become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"When you see a particular name, like David or Catherine, you
internalize it in a different way than a name such as LaQuisha," said
Figlio, whose findings appear in a working paper for the National
Bureau of Economic Research.
"And it could be that teachers start to make inferences about a
student's parents, the parent's education level and the parents'
commitment to their children's education based on the names the
parents give their children," he said.
Figlio found that poorly educated black women overwhelmingly gave
their children names that begin with certain prefixes, such as "lo,"
"ta" and "qua," and certain suffixes, such as "isha" and "ious."
Comparing pairs of siblings, Figlio found that teachers treated the
children differently -- depending on the name.
A boy named Damarcus, for example, was 2 percent less likely than his
brother Dwayne to be referred to a gifted program, even with identical
test scores, Figlio said.
"The black-white test score gap has been a persistent issue in
American education for decades, despite the fact that
African-Americans and white children are receiving increasingly
similar education," he said. "Our study shows that names are partly to
explain for this gap."
Figlio found opposite results for children with Asian names.
Students with Asian-sounding names were more likely to be recommended
for gifted programs than siblings with common American names and
similar test scores, he said.
Names are important because they can reveal a parent's educational
level and parental aspirations, and help to mold a person's identity,
becoming information that people use in forming expectations about a
child, Figlio said.
"On one level, people are aware of this because the No. 2 segment of
the book sales market is baby name books, after Bibles," he said.
In the African nation of Ghana, people recognize the power of names
and take the choice away from parents altogether, Figlio said.
Children receive one of only seven boys' or girls' names, depending on
the day of the week they were born, he said.
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| User: "Dust" |
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15 May 2005 11:18:52 AM |
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"Way Back Jack" <nospam@nospam.org> wrote in message
news:4284ade4.12551265@news.newshosting.com...
http://www.wnbc.com/education/4482169/detail.html
Study: Exotic Names Don't Make Grade For Black Students
Children With Asian-Sounding Names Considered Brighter
POSTED: 2:14 pm EDT May 12, 2005
UPDATED: 5:23 pm EDT May 12, 2005
A new study suggests that black students with exotic names don't do as
well in school as black students with more common names.
Get back, Jack! What do you mean by "exotic"?
How about your academic success?
You named yourself. That's freaky.
www.star.net/silence
The University of Florida study found that students with names such as
Da'Quan or Damarcus are more likely to score lower on reading and math
tests.
Researchers said that black students with unusual names are also less
likely to meet teacher expectations and be referred to gifted programs
than black students with more common names, such as Dwayne.
"This study suggests that the names parents give their children play
an important role in explaining why African-American families on
average do worse because African-American families are more inclined
than whites or Hispanics to give their children names that are
associated with low socio-economic status," said David Figlio, a
University of Florida economist who did the research.
Figlio said boys and girls with exotic names suffer in terms of the
quality of attention and instruction they get in the classroom because
teachers expect less from children with names that sound like they
were given by parents with lower education levels. He said the lower
expectations often become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"When you see a particular name, like David or Catherine, you
internalize it in a different way than a name such as LaQuisha," said
Figlio, whose findings appear in a working paper for the National
Bureau of Economic Research.
"And it could be that teachers start to make inferences about a
student's parents, the parent's education level and the parents'
commitment to their children's education based on the names the
parents give their children," he said.
Figlio found that poorly educated black women overwhelmingly gave
their children names that begin with certain prefixes, such as "lo,"
"ta" and "qua," and certain suffixes, such as "isha" and "ious."
Comparing pairs of siblings, Figlio found that teachers treated the
children differently -- depending on the name.
A boy named Damarcus, for example, was 2 percent less likely than his
brother Dwayne to be referred to a gifted program, even with identical
test scores, Figlio said.
"The black-white test score gap has been a persistent issue in
American education for decades, despite the fact that
African-Americans and white children are receiving increasingly
similar education," he said. "Our study shows that names are partly to
explain for this gap."
Figlio found opposite results for children with Asian names.
Students with Asian-sounding names were more likely to be recommended
for gifted programs than siblings with common American names and
similar test scores, he said.
Names are important because they can reveal a parent's educational
level and parental aspirations, and help to mold a person's identity,
becoming information that people use in forming expectations about a
child, Figlio said.
"On one level, people are aware of this because the No. 2 segment of
the book sales market is baby name books, after Bibles," he said.
In the African nation of Ghana, people recognize the power of names
and take the choice away from parents altogether, Figlio said.
Children receive one of only seven boys' or girls' names, depending on
the day of the week they were born, he said.
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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| User: "Franklin Cacciutto" |
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| Title: Re: Blacks With Exotic Names Are Poorer Students |
14 May 2005 10:19:18 AM |
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In article <4284ade4.12551265@news.newshosting.com>,
(Way Back Jack) wrote:
[snip]
Figlio found that poorly educated black women overwhelmingly gave
their children names that begin with certain prefixes, such as "lo,"
"ta" and "qua," and certain suffixes, such as "isha" and "ious."
[snip]
The variable here is not teacher perception, although it is the peculiar
perversion of American commentators on education to scapegoat the
teacher. The variable is, of course, socio-economic background. Parental
level of education and family income correlate highly with level of
student achievement because generally middle class homes are far more
hospitable to homework, supportive of reading and study, and consistent
with the values which govern schools. Names reflect class, the most
powerful determinant of educational achievement we know. Middle-class
black students with middle class names are accused of "acting white" by
recalcitrant students who identify with resisting education. The
expedient of changing names to improve educational outcomes is mostly
witchcraft; but if having a more normative name helps a child identify
with learning, prospects improve.
Franklin
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| User: "Byker" |
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| Title: Re: Blacks With Exotic Names Are Poorer Students |
14 May 2005 12:04:05 PM |
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"Franklin Cacciutto" <shadtree@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:shadtree-85ECC7.11191714052005@optonline.svc.highwinds-media.com...
In article <4284ade4.12551265@news.newshosting.com>,
nospam@nospam.org (Way Back Jack) wrote:
[snip]
Figlio found that poorly educated black women overwhelmingly gave
their children names that begin with certain prefixes, such as "lo,"
"ta" and "qua," and certain suffixes, such as "isha" and "ious."
[snip]
The variable here is not teacher perception, although it is the peculiar
perversion of American commentators on education to scapegoat the
teacher. The variable is, of course, socio-economic background. Parental
level of education and family income correlate highly with level of
student achievement because generally middle class homes are far more
hospitable to homework, supportive of reading and study, and consistent
with the values which govern schools. Names reflect class, the most
powerful determinant of educational achievement we know. Middle-class
black students with middle class names are accused of "acting white" by
recalcitrant students who identify with resisting education. The
expedient of changing names to improve educational outcomes is mostly
witchcraft; but if having a more normative name helps a child identify
with learning, prospects improve.
Franklin
It's interesting to note that 95% of immigrant parents give their
American-born children "Anglo" first names ("Steven" Espinoza, "Susan" Tran,
"Kenneth" Patel, etc.), yet native-born American blacks seem obsessed with
this ooga booga mumbo-jumbo. Jigaboos give their sprogs odd-sounding names
so they will always stand out, so that they will be the constant object of
harassment and forever have a chip on their shoulder and a built-in excuse
for blaming "Whitey" for their messed-up existence. Americoons bestow these
laughably tongue-twisting monikers on their offspring ("Kwaneesha,"
"Yashunda," "Kalabarious," "Dwanell," etc.) that might as well be scarlet
letters forever branding them as you-owe-me-something LOOTers whom NOBODY
will hire. That just makes it easier for future employers to spot potential
troublemakers and toss their applications into the round file.....
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Job search harder with 'black' name
BY DAVE NEWBART STAFF REPORTER
When sending out resumes, it helps if your name is Kristen or Brad.
If your name is Rasheed or Aisha, don't expect too many callbacks for
interviews.
In fact, white-sounding names routinely elicit 50 percent more
callbacks than black-sounding names, a new study done by a professor
at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business found.
While resumes with better credentials resulted in 30 percent more
callbacks for whites, they did not significantly help blacks, the
study found.
"If you have an African-American name, it's a lot harder,'' said
Marianne Bertrand, an associate professor of economics at U. of C.
Bertrand, along with a Massachusetts Institute of Technology
professor, sent about 5,000 resumes in response to 1,300 want ads in
the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune between July 2001 and last May.
The jobs were in sales, administrative support, clerical and customer
service at various companies.
To determine which names to use, the professors analyzed birth
certificates for names distinctively used by African Americans and
ones used by whites.
They sent four resumes for each posting, two high-caliber applicants
and two low-caliber applicants. One high-caliber applicant and one
low-caliber applicant had a black sounding name, while one
high-caliber applicant and one low-caliber applicant had a white
sounding name. The professors compared the callback rate for each
applicant. Callbacks, for the purposes of the study, included
responses by telephone, letter or e-mail.
Resumes with "white'' names had a 10.1 percent chance of getting a
callback, while "black'' names had a 6.7 percent chance. In other
words, whites received a callback for every 10 resumes mailed, but
blacks had to send 15 to spark interest.
"This represents a difference ... that solely can be attributed to
name manipulation,'' the authors wrote. "Our results so far suggest
that there is a substantial amount of discrimination in the job
recruiting process.''
Companies that purported to be "equal opportunity employers'' were no
more likely to respond to black resumes than other businesses. The two
industries where blacks received more callbacks were transportation
and communications, the authors found, but Bertrand said the
difference was not significant enough to show a trend.
Dorris Roberts, president of the South Side branch of the NAACP, said
the study's results were "disturbing, absolutely.''
He said companies often send job postings to his office soliciting
minorities, when they have selected a white candidate for the job.
Carolyn Nordstrom, president of Chicago United, which seeks to
increase corporate diversity, said the study shows the need to educate
those who make hiring decisions--regardless of how many minorities are
on staff. "We like to believe that this has changed, but this is
evidence that it hasn't,'' Nordstrom said.
The Chicago Sun-Times provided a copy of the study to the Chicagoland
Chamber of Commerce, which represents 2,600 businesses in the area,
but officials declined to comment.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/careers/cst-nws-job14.html
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| User: "Roger" |
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| Title: Re: Blacks With Exotic Names Are Poorer Students |
13 May 2005 10:01:07 PM |
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In one age, called the Second Age by some,
(an Age yet to come, an Age long past)
someone claiming to be Way Back Jack wrote
in message <4284ade4.12551265@news.newshosting.com>:
http://www.wnbc.com/education/4482169/detail.html
<snip to>
Comparing pairs of siblings, Figlio found that teachers treated the
children differently -- depending on the name.
Of course, "jack" sees nothing wrong with this -- must be the because
the children are black...
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