Preparing Students for College and Careers: The Causal Role of Algebra II

Autor/inn/en	Gaertner, Matthew N.; Kim, Jeongeun; DesJardins, Stephen L.; McClarty, Katie Larsen
Titel	Preparing Students for College and Careers: The Causal Role of Algebra II
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 55 (2014) 2, S.143-165 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-013-9322-7
Schlagwörter	Algebra; College Readiness; Career Readiness; Secondary School Mathematics; High School Students; Outcomes of Education; Academic Persistence; Graduation; Education Work Relationship; Wages; Career Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Abschluss; Graduierung; Wage; Löhne; Berufsentwicklung
Abstract	In educational research and policy circles, college and career readiness is generating great interest. States are adopting various policy initiatives, such as rigorous curricular requirements, to increase students' preparedness for life after high school. Implicit in many of these initiatives is the idea that college readiness and career readiness are essentially the same thing. This assumption has persisted, largely untested. Our paper explores this assumption in greater depth. Using two national datasets and an instrumental variables approach to mitigate selection bias, we evaluated the effects of completing Algebra II in high school on subsequent college and career outcomes (i.e., persistence and graduation as well as wages and career advancement). Results suggest Algebra II matters more for college outcomes than career outcomes and more for students completing Algebra II in the early 1990s than in the mid-2000s. Study limitations are discussed along with directions for future research, such as evaluating the opportunity cost associated with taking Algebra II for students seeking careers upon high school completion. (As Provided).
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