Understanding the Role of Schools in the Asian-White Gap: A Seasonal Comparison Approach

Autor/inn/en	Yoon, Aimee J.; Merry, Joseph J.
Titel	Understanding the Role of Schools in the Asian-White Gap: A Seasonal Comparison Approach
Quelle	In: Race, Ethnicity and Education, 21 (2018) 5, S.680-700 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-3324
DOI	10.1080/13613324.2017.1365053
Schlagwörter	School Role; Asian American Students; White Students; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Comparative Analysis; Public Schools; Educationally Disadvantaged; Achievement Gap; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	Asian Americans are the most highly educated racial group in the United States and are commonly heralded as the model minority for their high academic success. Nevertheless, previous research suggests that Asian Americans may face certain disadvantages in school settings. For example, Asian Americans' academic advantage over non-Hispanic white students diminishes between kindergarten entry and the next several years of schooling. This study provides a closer examination of the educational progress of Asian American students compared to white students through a seasonal comparison approach. Using the Northwest Evaluation Association, we analyze reading and math scores for over 130,000 Asian American and white students in grades K-7 in approximately 675 public schools across the US. We find that Asian Americans have higher academic achievement than white students in general, but that these advantages are maintained primarily through faster rates of learning during the summer months. When school is in session, the Asian advantage either remains unchanged or shrinks, consistent with the view that some school processes undermine the educational progress of Asian American students relative to white students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01