School Choice and the Achievement Gap

Autor/in	Jeynes, William H.
Titel	School Choice and the Achievement Gap
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 46 (2014) 2, S.163-180 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124512447101
Schlagwörter	School Choice; Achievement Gap; Meta Analysis; Private Schools; Religious Education; Public Schools; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Family Structure; African American Achievement; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Court Litigation; Educational Finance; Government Role; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Choice of school; Schulwahl; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Private school; Privatschule; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Rassenunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Rechtsstreit; Bildungsfonds; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The possibility is examined that school choice programs could be a means to reducing the achievement gap. Data based on meta-analytic research and the examination of nationwide data sets suggest that school choice programs that include private schools could reduce the achievement gap by 25%. The propounding of this possibility is based on research indicating that the achievement gap in faith-based schools is generally 25% narrower than one finds in public schools. Results of these studies suggest that both the racial achievement gap and the socioeconomic achievement gap are reduced by the same degree (25%). The significance of these results is discussed, especially as it pertains to the attitudes that people frequently have toward school choice. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10