ERIC Number: EJ1375485
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4640
Horizontal and Vertical Racial Segregation in Higher Education: Examining Trends in California Public Colleges
Baker, Rachel B.; Solanki, Sabrina M.; Kang, Connie
Journal of Higher Education, v94 n1 p60-95 2023
Conceptualizing and measuring trends in segregation in higher education is difficult as both vertical and horizontal sorting is prevalent and patterns vary across racial groups. In this paper, we measure various trends in racial segregation in California for 20 years. We find significant sorting by race both between and within sectors of higher education, though the overall levels of segregation are lower in California's colleges than they are in California's high schools. These trends have and remained relatively stable over time. We also find important differences between groups. We see that most Latinx-White and Black-White segregation is due to students attending different schools within the same sector, while Asian-White segregation is increasingly due to students attending schools in different sectors. We also find evidence that policy and structural changes, such as opening a new campus, can affect patterns of segregation across and within sectors.
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Educational Trends, Racial Segregation, Educational History, Race, Minority Group Students, Geographic Regions, College Admission, Court Litigation, Student Diversity, Asian American Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Grutter et al v Bollinger et al
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