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Amanda Vite1, Erika A Patall1, Germine Awad2
1Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA.
Journal of Experimental Education
|October 23, 2025
Summary
For racially/ethnically minoritized students, fostering a positive classroom racial climate alongside autonomy support is crucial for psychological needs and engagement. Cultural competence and socialization enhance these outcomes, supporting diverse student success.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Sociology of Education
Background:
- Autonomy support positively impacts student psychological needs and engagement.
- Traditional autonomy support may not fully address the needs of racially/ethnically minoritized students.
- A positive classroom racial climate (CRC) is essential for these students.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine links between instructor autonomy support, CRC, and engagement in minoritized college students.
- Investigate the mediating role of psychological need satisfaction.
- Analyze interactions between autonomy support and CRC.
Main Methods:
- Two studies involving racially/ethnically minoritized college students.
- Surveys assessing perceptions of autonomy support, CRC, need satisfaction, and engagement.
- Statistical analyses including mediation and moderation, and multigroup analyses.
Main Results:
- Cultural competence and socialization positively associated with need satisfaction and engagement.
- These effects were significant indirectly through need satisfaction.
- No significant interactions between autonomy support and CRC were found.
- No significant differences across racial/ethnic groups.
Conclusions:
- Cultural competence and socialization are vital for supporting minoritized students' needs and engagement.
- Racial dynamics within the classroom are critical contextual factors.
- Autonomy support and CRC function independently, both contributing to student outcomes.
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