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ERIC Number: EJ1039693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0972
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School Context, Precollege Educational Opportunities, and College Degree Attainment among High-Achieving Black Males
Rose, Valija C.
Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, v45 n4 p472-489 Nov 2013
Access to high-quality educational opportunities is central to growing postsecondary degree attainment. This study employs secondary data analysis of the public-use National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88/00) to examine how school context and precollege educational opportunities influence college degree attainment among high-achieving Black males. Findings show that approximately 40% of high-achieving Black males attained a bachelor's degree or higher 8 years after high school. Binary logistic regression analysis indicates that attending an urban school decreases the likelihood of bachelor's degree attainment. Attending a private school, on the other hand, has the opposite effect--it increases the likelihood of bachelor's degree attainment. Results also indicate that although participating in a gifted and talented program increases the likelihood of bachelor's degree attainment among high-achieving Black males, participating in Advanced Placement has no effect. Implications for educators in K-16 educational settings are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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