Unmet Goals of Tracking
Within-track Heterogeneity of Students' Expectations about the Future
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2363503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Van Den Broeck (0000-0001-9618-9925, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, corresponding author), Jannick Demanet (0000-0003-2770-8917, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium), Mieke Van Houtte (0000-0002-5425-6138, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 728-747 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1214 • E-ISSN: 1533-8673 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0731121418768766 |
| OpenAlex | W2801348897 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 58 |
Over the last two decades, researchers in the educational field have raised concerns regarding the high educational expectations among American youth. Studies have identified the detracking movement as one of the most important causes of this college-for-all norm. The assumption is that tracked secondary education systems, in contrast to comprehensive systems, lead to realistic expectations because of students' clear track placement. In other words, tracking creates groups of students with homogeneous expectations. Inspired by the rich literature on the unequal selection present in tracked systems, this article questions this assumption concerning students' allocation. We examine homogeneity of expectations in a rigidly tracked system, using data from 2,354 students in 28 schools (2013-2014) in Ghent (Belgium). Results from ordinary least squares (OLS) regression show that even in a stringently tracked system, the vocational track has the lowest homogeneity of expectations. We discuss the unmet goals of tracking in view of tracking policy
Econometrics · Economics · Homogeneous · Mathematics education · Ordinary least squares · Pedagogy · Political science · Statistics · Tracking system · Vocational education · Computer Science · Higher Education Research Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Artificial Intelligence
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Social segregation in secondary schools
Age of selection counts
Teenage job aspirations and career attainment in adulthood
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Les nouvelles politiques éducatives
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Warming Up, Cooling Out, or Holding Steady? Persistence and Change in Educational Expectations After High School
The 'Cooling-Out' Function in Higher Education
College for some to college for all
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |