Gap or Gaps
Challenging the Singular Definition of the Achievement Gap
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9728913 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dick M Carpenter (University of Colorado, corresponding author), Al Ramirez (0000-0002-0671-4835, University of Colorado), Laura Severn (University of Colorado) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 113-127 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013124506291792 |
| OpenAlex | W2069246637 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 51 |
For decades, researchers examined the “achievement gap” between minority and nonminority students. This singular definition of achievement gap ignores important within-group differences. This article uses National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) data to examine within-group differences and compares those across Latino, African American, and White populations. Results question the singular definition of achievement gap. Given the importance of how issues are defined, a singular definition of achievement gap may mean current policies miss the mark in raising achievement levels between and within groups
Academic achievement · Longitudinal study · Mathematics education · Political science · Raising (metalworking · Statistics · Student achievement · White (mutation · Education Systems and Policy · Higher Education Research Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
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Outstanding
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Examining Hispanic Student Mathematics Performance on High-Stakes Tests
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Predicting the academic achievement of Puerto Rican and Mexican-American ninth-grade students
School Climate in White and Black Elementary Schools
Cultural Ways of Learning
Why We Need to Re-Think Race and Ethnicity in Educational Research
Cultural Diversity Research on Learning and Development
A Meta-Analysis
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School Characteristics Related to Student Engagement
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in High School Students' Academic Performance
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Educational Achievement, Language-Minority Students, and the New Second Generation
Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students
Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School
High School Attrition Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Youths
Educational Inequality among White and Mexican-Origin Adolescents in the American Southwest
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |