Alternative and Traditional High School Enrollment: An Analysis of One Urban District

Autor/inn/en	Wilkerson, Kimber L.; Afacan, Kemal; Perzigian, Aaron B.; Courtright, Maxwell R.; Lange, Lauren E.
Titel	Alternative and Traditional High School Enrollment: An Analysis of One Urban District
Quelle	In: Journal of At-Risk Issues, 21 (2018) 2, S.13-19 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-1608
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Nontraditional Students; Urban Schools; School Districts; Traditional Schools; Enrollment Trends; Remedial Instruction; Disproportionate Representation; High Schools; Student Characteristics; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Lunch Programs; Disabilities; White Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Asian American Students; Ethnic Groups; Nontraditional Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Traditioneller Unterricht; Förderkurs; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mittagessen; Handicap; Behinderung; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Ethnie; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung
Abstract	Urban districts are important places to observe the array of non-traditional schooling options in which high school students can be educated. We examined enrollment distributions in 1 traditional and 3 different types of alternative high schools in 1 urban school district. We coded all high schools in the sample district into 4 school types including traditional, innovative, behavior-focused, and academic remediation-focused. We analyzed demographic data of all high school students enrolled in the sample school district for gender, ethnicity, qualification for free or reduced-price lunch, and disability status. Results showed overrepresentation of male students, Black students, American Indian students, students who qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, and students with disabilities in behavior-focused alternative schools. Hispanic students were overrepresented in academic remediation-focused alternative schools. These findings suggest disparate enrollment practices among urban traditional and alternative high schools. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01