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Sabrina Zirkel

Sabrina Zirkel

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Sabrina Zirkel studies the ways the race, ethnicity and gender shape educational experiences -- and particular students' feelings of belonging, connection and investment in academic outcome. She is also interested in how educational policy is shaped by racial processes and the role that Critical Race Theory can play in helping us understand educational policy and practice.

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Gender Psychology
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Self and Identity

Journal Articles:

  • Diaz-Laplane, J., & Zirkel, S. (Eds.). (in preparation). The implications of globalization for psychology. Journal of Social Issues [special issue].
  • Murphy, M. C., & Zirkel, S. (under review). Gender, race, and belonging in academic contexts: The role of belonging academic choice, persistence and performance.
  • Zirkel, S. (under review). The (sometimes) unbearable whiteness of teaching: How (white) teachers (mis)read the motivation and potential of their students of color.
  • Zirkel, S. (2008). Creating more effective multiethnic schools. Social Issues and Policy Review, 2.
  • Zirkel, S. (2008). The influence of multicultural educational practice on student outcomes and intergroup relations. Teachers College Record, 110, 1147-1181.
  • Zirkel, S. (2005). Ongoing issues of racial and ethnic stigma in education 50 years after Brown v. Board. The Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 37, 107-126.
  • Zirkel, S. (2004). What will you think of me? Social integration and achievement among majority and minority youth. Journal of Social Issues, 57-74.
  • Zirkel, S. (2002). Is there a place for me? Role models and achievement among White students and students of color. Teachers College Record, 104, 357-376.
  • Zirkel, S., Bailey, F., Bathey, S., Hawley, R., Lewis, U., Long, D., Pollack, T., Roberts, Z., Stanback-Stroud, R., & Winful, A. (2011). "Isn't that what those kids need?" Urban schools and the master narrative of the tough, urban principal. Race, Ethnicity, and Education, 14(2), 137-158.

Courses Taught:

  • Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Education
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Quantitative Research

Sabrina Zirkel
School of Education
Mills College
5000 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland, California 94613
United States of America

  • Phone: (510) 430-3380

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