Course-Taking Patterns and Preparation for Postsecondary Education in California's Public University Systems among Minority Youth. Issues & Answers. REL 2008-No. 035

Autor/inn/en	Finkelstein, Neal D.; Fong, Anthony B.
Titel	Course-Taking Patterns and Preparation for Postsecondary Education in California's Public University Systems among Minority Youth. Issues & Answers. REL 2008-No. 035
Quelle	(2008), (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Racial Differences; Public Colleges; Minority Groups; Ethnicity; Community Colleges; High School Students; Comparative Analysis; Course Selection (Students); Grade 9; Probability; College Bound Students; College Preparation; College Admission; Course Content; Required Courses; Grade Point Average; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Asian American Students; African American Students; White Students; Hispanic American Students; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassenunterschied; Ethnische Minderheit; Ethnizität; Community college; Community College; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Course selection; Kurswahl; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Kursprogramm; Pflichtkurs; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Kalifornien
Abstract	This report examines the extent to which California high school students fail to meet the high school course requirements for admission to California's four-year public universities. It investigates students' course-taking patterns and whether the courses they take meet the universities' entrance requirements. Because students from a variety of minority groups have been and continue to be underrepresented in California's colleges and universities, this study includes a subgroup analysis by ethnicity. The study documents patterns of high school course-taking associated with preparation for college and entry into two-year California community colleges and four-year California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) institutions. The findings demonstrate a consistent pattern: students who complete college-preparatory courses in 9th grade begin a clear trajectory that continues throughout high school. Compared with students who do not take key college preparatory courses in 9th grade, students who do take these courses have a higher probability of meeting the complete set of CSU and UC course requirements. Students who fall off the college-preparatory track early in high school tend to move ever further from a complete college-preparatory program as they progress through high school. These patterns are examined by ethnicity and the overall performance of the school that a student attends. The following are appended are: (1) Summary of the A-G Subject Requirements; and (2) About the Dataset. (Contains 35 notes, 18 figures, 11 tables, and 1 box.) [This report was prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) by Regional Educational Laboratory West administered by WestEd.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Regional Educational Laboratory West. Available from: WestEd. 730 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-1242. Tel: 877-493-7833; Tel: 415-565-3000; Fax: 415-565-3012; Web site: http://www.wested.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10