Teen Pregnancy and the Achievement Gap among Urban Minority Youth

Autor/in	Basch, Charles E.
Titel	Teen Pregnancy and the Achievement Gap among Urban Minority Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 10, S.614-618 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00635.x
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Achievement Gap; Disease Control; Sex Education; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Birth Rate; Pregnancy; Adults; Whites; Incidence; Early Parenthood; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Dropouts; Females; Sexuality; Contraception; Knowledge Level; Middle School Students; High School Students; Public Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schwangerschaft; White; Weißer; Vorkommen; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexualität; Empfängnisverhütung; Wissensbasis; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	Objectives: To outline the prevalence and disparities of teen pregnancy among school-aged urban minority youth, causal pathways through which nonmarital teen births adversely affects academic achievement, and proven or promising approaches for schools to address this problem. Methods: Literature review. Results: In 2006, the birth rate among 15- to 17-year-old non-Hispanic Blacks (36.1 per 1000) was more than three times as high, and the birth rate among Hispanics (47.9 per 1000) was more than four times as high as the birth rate among non-Hispanic Whites (11.8 per 1000). Compared with women who delay childbearing until age 30, teen mothers' education is estimated to be approximately 2 years shorter. Teen mothers are 10-12% less likely to complete high school and have 14-29% lower odds of attending college. School-based programs have the potential to help teens acquire the knowledge and skills needed to postpone sex, practice safer sex, avoid unintended pregnancy, and if pregnant, to complete high school and pursue postsecondary education. Most students in US middle and high schools receive some kind of sex education. Federal policies and legislation have increased use of the abstinence-only-until-marriage approach, which is disappointing considering the lack of evidence that this approach is effective. Conclusions: Nonmarital teen births are highly and disproportionately prevalent among school-aged urban minority youth, have a negative impact on educational attainment, and effective practices are available for schools to address this problem. Teen pregnancy exerts an important influence on educational attainment among urban minority youth. Decisions about what will be taught should be informed by empirical data documenting the effectiveness of alternative approaches. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10