ERIC Number: EJ1327944
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 24
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Between-Year and Within-Year School Mobility: Different Effects by Race/Ethnicity
Education and Urban Society, v54 n3 p288-311 Mar 2022
The current study investigated the effects of school mobility on the academic achievement of different racial/ethnic groups in four cohorts of students from a very large urban school district. In this study, I compared within-year and between-year mobility and, most importantly, account for all the schools students attended over the study period. Using a multiple membership model (MMM), the findings confirmed that, for all student groups, academic achievement was affected more by within-year school mobility than between-year school mobility. Black students had the highest mobility rates, both for between- and within-year mobility. Although Asian-American students achieved higher reading and math scores on average, they were more negatively impacted by within-year school mobility compared to other groups. The current study was able to pinpoint the students most at risk for negative outcomes following within-year mobility. The findings are discussed in the context of policy recommendations that can be adopted by school districts.
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Racial Differences, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, African American Students, Asian American Students, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Transfer Students, Incidence, White Students, Hispanic American Students, Achievement Gap
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Language: English
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