Advanced Placement: do minorities have equal opportunity?

Autor/in	Klopfenstein, Kristin
Titel	Advanced Placement: do minorities have equal opportunity?
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 23 (2004) 2, S. 115-131Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 27; Tabellen 10; Grafiken 2
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/S0272-7757(03)00076-1
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Chancengleichheit; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Herkunft; Familie; Chancengleichheit; Einkommen; Familie; Begabtenförderung; USA; Soziale Herkunft; Ethnische Gruppe; Minderheit; Begabtenförderung; Einkommen; Ethnische Gruppe; Minderheit; Afroamerikaner; Hispanoamerikaner; USA
Abstract	Black and Hispanic high school students enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) courses at approximately half the rate of white students. This paper develops a microeconomic model of the AP participation decision and finds that low income is the single most important factor behind the minority AP participation gap. In addition, minority students enroll in AP math, science, and English at lower rates than comparable white students. Magnet schools promote AP participation among white students but reduce participation among college-bound black students. Race-matched role models promote AP- taking among high-achieving black males, and AP incentive programs have the potential to dramatically increase minority student participation. Policy implications include reducing the impersonal nature of large high schools by creating smaller "schools-within-a- school" while maintaining flexibility across academic tracks, eliminating magnet programs, hiring qualified AP teachers to actively mentor minority students, and implementing incentive programs that promote teacher training and provide incentives for student achievement. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2005_(CD)