ERIC Number: EJ1019284
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Oct
Pages: 10
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Gender Gaps in College Enrollment: The Role of Gender Sorting across Public High Schools
Conger, Dylan; Long, Mark C.
Educational Researcher, v42 n7 p371-380 Oct 2013
This article uses Florida administrative data to evaluate the role that public high schools play in the growing female advantage in college enrollment. We first show evidence of gender sorting across public high schools that is beyond what one would observe if students were randomly assigned to their schools. Using regression and decomposition techniques, we then find that across-school gender sorting explains 12% and 16% of females' higher rates of enrollment among Hispanic and Black students, respectively. This relatively large contribution of high schools to gender disparities in college enrollment among Black and Hispanic students has implications for educators at all levels.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Public Schools, High Schools, College Bound Students, Statistical Data, Achievement Gap, Educational Policy, Regression (Statistics), School Choice, Enrollment Trends, Case Records
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Amendments 1972; Title IX Education Amendments 1972
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IES Cited: ED556748
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