- High-Potential-Threat-Context Schools
- Low-Potential-Threat-Context Schools

Types of School Context

The effects of self-affirmation interventions were substantial for marginalized students in high-potential-threat-context schools but not in low-potential-threat-context schools. 


Self-Affirmation Interventions in Varying School Contexts

Marginalized students were found to have lower GPAs in high-potential-threat-context schools than their counterparts in low-potential-threat-context schools. 

Race Achievement Gaps Between School Contexts

- School context matters most for Black and Hispanic students that are historically marginalized in school settings.
- School context can change a student's academic identity if there is a perceived level of threat regarding their racial identity. 

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Ethnic/racial diversity refers to the presence of individuals from various racial and ethnic backgrounds within a group or society. A collage that combines photographs of different people is one way to visually represent this concept.

Ethnic/Racial Diversity

Hanselman, P., Bruch, S. K., Gamoran, A., & Borman, G. D. (2014). Threat in Context: School Moderation of the Impact of Social Identity Threat on Racial/Ethnic Achievement Gaps. Sociology of Education, 87(2), 106–124. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038040714525970

Threat in Context: School Moderation of the Impact of Social Identity Threat on Racial/Ethnic Achievement Gaps

School Context Based on Ethnic/Racial Diversity

A university's marketing department is tasked with selecting a cover photo for its new admissions brochure. The primary goal is to convey a strong sense of the campus's ethnic and racial diversity. Which of the following photo descriptions would be the *least* effective choice for achieving this specific goal?

This collage serves as a visual example of human diversity by blending several photographs. The images feature people of various ages, ethnicities, and cultural contexts, including scenes of a mother and child, chefs at work, smiling children, and a line of people holding hands. Collectively, these images represent the rich tapestry of human life, connection, and community across the globe.

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