Care, Success, and Accountability: Cultural Logics, Expectation Drift, and the Complex Nature of Teacher Expectations
Published online on March 31, 2026
Abstract
Sociology of Education, Ahead of Print.
Teacher expectations are key predictors of student outcomes, yet how they are produced and negotiated in practice remains understudied. Drawing on ethnographic research in two progressive high schools serving low-income students of color, we show ...
Teacher expectations are key predictors of student outcomes, yet how they are produced and negotiated in practice remains understudied. Drawing on ethnographic research in two progressive high schools serving low-income students of color, we show ...