Curricular Resource Allocation and Course Exposure in Secondary Schools. Contractor Report.

Autor/inn/en	Wiley, David E.; Harnischfeger, Annegret
Institution	CEMREL, Inc., Chicago, IL. ML-GROUP for Policy Studies in Education.
Titel	Curricular Resource Allocation and Course Exposure in Secondary Schools. Contractor Report.
Quelle	(1980), (54 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Education; College Preparation; Comparative Analysis; High School Students; High Schools; Longitudinal Studies; Racial Differences; Resource Allocation; Secondary School Curriculum; Sex Differences; Track System (Education); Vocational Education; National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Bildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Rassenunterschied; Ressourcenallokation; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	The data obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 was used to yield estimates of the total number of instructional hours in each of the academic areas over a 3 year period. Rates of exposure to industrial arts and commercial courses exhibited large sex differences and small racial differences. Both white and female advantages in exposure were due to differences in rates at which groups initiated course taking. Program differences in academic instruction were large and varied considerably across groups. The findings concerning allocation of vocational instructional resources were that pupils enrolled in non-vocational programs received more of vocational instruction resources than students enrolled in vocational programs. Females received more vocational instruction resources than males. It appeared black pupils received more vocational resources in academic programs, but less in vocational or general curricula. High school course track membership was found to be the major factor influencing a pupil's academic preparation for subsequent schooling and employment. This study concluded profound track-induced barriers to post-secondary access are built up due to the strong variation in course exposure over tracks. This occurred regardless of the ultimate aspirations of the students. (DWH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC