Do Catholic High Schools Improve Minority Student Achievement?.

Keith, Timothy Z.; Page, Ellis B.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Do Catholic High Schools Improve Minority Student Achievement?

Keith, Timothy Z.; Page, Ellis B.

American Educational Research Journal, v22 n3 p337-49 Fall 1985

High School and Beyond data set and path analytic techniques were used to compare Black and Hispanic high school seniors' achievement in public and in Catholic schools. When better ability measures were added to the causal models the apparent effect of Catholic schooling on minority achievement was greatly reduced. (Author/BS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Catholic Schools, High School Seniors, High Schools, Hispanic Americans, Mathematical Models, Path Analysis, Public Schools, Research Methodology, School Effectiveness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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