Better Scores, Better Jobs, an Untested Assumption: Social Mobility and Achievement in Mathematics and Science in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Haigen; Paralkar, Vijay Keshaorao
Titel	Better Scores, Better Jobs, an Untested Assumption: Social Mobility and Achievement in Mathematics and Science in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Education, 30 (2021) 3, S.61-96 (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1083-6470
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Socioeconomic Status; Social Mobility; Social Status; Occupations; Parent Aspiration; Educational Attainment; Longitudinal Studies; Futures (of Society); High School Students; Occupational Mobility; Correlation; Academic Aspiration; Student Attitudes; Family Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Soziale Mobilität; Sozialer Status; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Elternwille; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Future; Society; Zukunft; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufliche Mobilität; Korrelation; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of student achievement in mathematics and science in individuals' intergenerational social mobility between parental socioeconomic status (SES) and their future occupational prestige. We also examined the mediating effect of other factors, such as parental expectation for educational attainment. The Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY) 1987-1994 and 2007-2011 data (a sample of 5,945 high school students) were analyzed with structural equation modeling. Our results indicated that high school student achievement in mathematics and science significantly mediated students' intergenerational social mobility between parental SES and their future occupational prestige. Also, achievement in mathematics and science had a lesser effect than students' expectations for future education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Eastern Educational Research Association. George Watson, Marshall University, One John Marshall Drive, College of Education and Professional Development, Huntington, WV 25755. e-mail: eerajournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.eeraorganization.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01