The Variable Effects of High School Tracking.

Gamoran, Adam

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ERIC Number: EJ456685

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Variable Effects of High School Tracking.

Gamoran, Adam

American Sociological Review, v57 n6 p812-28 Dec 1992

Examines effects of tracking in high schools under different structural settings (selectivity, electivity, inclusiveness, and scope), using data for 20,762 students in 805 public and 78 Catholic high schools. Schools vary significantly in the magnitude of track effects on mathematics and verbal achievement. Catholic schools' tracking structures are effective. (JB)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Comparative Analysis, Equal Education, High School Students, High Schools, Mathematical Models, National Surveys, Productivity, Public Schools, Selective Admission, Student Placement, Track System (Education)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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