The Black-White Gap in Mathematics Course Taking

Autor/in	Kelly, Sean
Titel	The Black-White Gap in Mathematics Course Taking
Quelle	In: Sociology of Education, 82 (2009) 1, S.47-69 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0038-0407
DOI	10.1177/003804070908200103
Schlagwörter	African American Students; School Effectiveness; Grade 10; Mathematics; White Students; Mathematics Instruction; National Surveys; Longitudinal Studies; Achievement Gap; Enrollment; Low Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Track System (Education) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schuleffizienz; Mathematik; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Einschulung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung
Abstract	Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study, this study investigated differences in the mathematics course taking of white and black students. Because of lower levels of achievement, prior course taking, and lower socioeconomic status, black students are much more likely than are white students to be enrolled in low-track mathematics courses by the 10th grade. Using multilevel models for categorical outcomes, the study found that the black-white gap in mathematics course taking is the greatest in integrated schools where black students are in the minority and cannot be entirely accounted for by individual-level differences in the course-taking qualifications or family backgrounds of white and black students. This finding was obscured in prior research by the failure to model course taking adequately between and within schools. Course placement policies and enrollment patterns should be monitored to ensure effective schooling for all students. (Contains 1 figure, 4 tables and 15 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10