Examining Educators' Attitudes toward Multiracial Students in Michigan Charter Schools: A Quantitative Survey Design

Current research provides little insight into educators' attitudes toward multiracial learners. This lack of insight may impede the unique needs of multiracial learners, universal planning, and professional attitudes of educators. This survey design study addressed that problem by analyzing educators' attitudes in Michigan charter schools. Rooted in Whiteness theoretical framework, two research questions centered on whether there was a difference among White and non-White educators' attitudes toward multiracial students. Four months of survey data, using the Attitudes toward Multiracial Children Scale (AMCS) distributed randomly across all 380 Michigan charter schools were collected and analyzed using survey design methodology. The results of the study did not align with the literature. The results offer guidance as to how to alter the study as the current literature provided merit for continued study. This study provides promise and contributes to the body of survey design research through the expansion of methodological tools available for educational research. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]