A Study of Urban Student Mobility. Publication No. 92-21.

Autor/in	Paredes, Vicente
Institution	Austin Independent School District, TX.
Titel	A Study of Urban Student Mobility. Publication No. 92-21.
Quelle	(1993), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Demography; Elementary Education; Elementary School Students; Ethnicity; Family Income; High School Students; High Schools; Junior High School Students; Low Income Groups; Middle School Students; Middle Schools; Minority Group Children; School Districts; Student Mobility; Urban Schools; Urban Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Demografie; Elementarunterricht; Ethnizität; Familieneinkommen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Junior High Schools; Sekundarstufe I; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; School district; Schulbezirk; Mobility; Mobilität; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Youth; Jugend
Abstract	Two studies were done to explore factors associated with the rate at which students move from one school community to another in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. The first study sought to learn the demographics of mobile students. The second study examined the relationship between student mobility and achievement. The first study used school records to examine the variables of group (student mobility), low income status, ethnicity, and grade level. Results of data analysis indicate a strong relationship between low-income status and mobility. The second study compared student achievement on a norm-referenced tests. Student records over a period of 13 years were examined. Results indicate that students with higher numbers of moves had lower mean grade equivalents. Overall, the studies establish that there is a relationship among student mobility, income of the students' parents, ethnicity, and the grade level of the students; and that although mobility may not cause lower achievement, it is one factor in students' lives that can negatively affect learning. Includes six graphs. (JB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC