Don't Expect Too Much: The Limited Usefulness of Common SES Measures and a Prescription for Change

Autor/in	Harwell, Michael
Institution	University of Colorado at Boulder, National Education Policy Center
Titel	Don't Expect Too Much: The Limited Usefulness of Common SES Measures and a Prescription for Change
Quelle	(2018), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Socioeconomic Status; Academic Achievement; Correlation; Research Methodology; Measurement Techniques; Eligibility; Lunch Programs; Models; Mathematics Achievement; Poverty; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; English Language Learners; Income + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Schulleistung; Korrelation; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Messtechnik; Eignung; Mittagessen; Analogiemodell; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Armut; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Einkommen
Abstract	Measures of socioeconomic status (SES) are widely used in educational research and policy applications, in large part due to overwhelming evidence linking SES to student achievement. SES is usually conceptualized as an unobservable factor--a construct--measured using variables such as parental education, occupation, income/wealth, and home possessions to take into account disparities between students, classrooms, and schools. Researchers and policymakers agree on the importance of SES in educational settings, but their analyses typically rely on an invalid measure of it: eligibility for free and reduced-price lunch (FRL). This, along with other problems with FRL and other commonly used measures of SES, can call into question the validity of their conclusions. The brief offers several recommendations for how researchers can improve the measures they use for SES, and thereby promote both a deeper understanding and more effective use of SES in education research and policy. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Education Policy Center. School of Education 249 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Tel: 303-735-5290; e-mail: nepc@colorado.edu; Web site: http://nepc.colorado.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01