Tracking Women's Transitions to Adulthood: Race, Curricular Tracking, and Young Adult Outcomes

Autor/in	Beattie, Irenee R.
Titel	Tracking Women's Transitions to Adulthood: Race, Curricular Tracking, and Young Adult Outcomes
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 49 (2017) 1, S.96-117 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X14527467
Schlagwörter	Females; Young Adults; Longitudinal Studies; National Surveys; Regression (Statistics); Dropouts; Dropout Rate; High School Students; Transitional Programs; Comparative Analysis; Ethnicity; Racial Differences; Risk; Poverty; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ethnizität; Rassenunterschied; Risiko; Armut
Abstract	Theories suggest curricular tracking is linked to racial/ethnic inequality. However, prior studies largely examine cognitive outcomes like standardized test scores and neglect behavioral outcomes. They also overlook potential racial/ethnic differences "within" curricular tracks. This study asks the following questions: (a) Is curricular tracking associated with young women's social and behavioral outcomes during the transition to adulthood (dropping out of high school, teen motherhood, and poverty)? and (b) Are there racial/ethnic differences in these associations? Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data and logistic regression, results show that all women reduce risks of negative outcomes in the college and vocational tracks compared with the general track. However, college track coursework buffers White women from dropping out and teen motherhood (but not poverty) significantly more than it does Black and Latina women. Thus, racial gaps are greatest within the college track rather than lower tracks, suggesting that the college track may be a site for opportunity hoarding among Whites. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01