Shadow Education, American Style: Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment

Autor/inn/en	Buchmann, Claudia; Condron, Dennis J.; Roscigno, Vincent J.
Titel	Shadow Education, American Style: Test Preparation, the SAT and College Enrollment
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 89 (2010) 2, S.435-461 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Social Class; Enrollment; Educational Mobility; College Entrance Examinations; Advantaged; Longitudinal Studies; Costs; Test Coaching; Tutoring; Scores; Racial Differences; Social Stratification; High School Students; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Einschulung; Bildungsmobilität; Aufnahmeprüfung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Cost; Kosten; Testverfahren; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Rassenunterschied; Soziale Zusammensetzung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Cross-national research finds that "shadow education"--educational activities outside of formal schooling--tends to confer advantages on already privileged students. Shadow education in the United States, such as test prep for college entrance exams, has received considerably less attention. Drawing on the National Education Longitudinal Study, we analyze the likelihood of participation in, and the implications of, SAT preparation. Social class inequalities in test preparation, particularly costly SAT courses and private tutoring, are notable and have at least moderate consequences for SAT scores and selective college enrollment. We also find racial/ethnic variations in the use of test preparation. We consider the implications of these findings for understanding shadow education, stratification and educational mobility in the United States. (Contains 6 notes, 2 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10