Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ473821
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Ability Grouping, Aspirations, and Attainments: Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988.
Braddock, Jomills Henry, II; Dawkins, Marvin P.
Journal of Negro Education, v62 n3 p324-36 Sum 1993
Analyzes base-year and first follow-up data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 to determine the extent to which African-American, Latino, American Indian, and Asian-American students are maldistributed across curriculum tracks and ability grouped classes relative to their Anglo counterparts. Policy implications of the results are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, American Indian Students, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Students, Educational Attainment, Educational Discrimination, Educational Policy, Followup Studies, Hispanic American Students, Latin Americans, Middle School Students, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Track System (Education), White Students
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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