Progress Toward Equality of Opportunity in Elementary and Secondary Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4048245 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Earle H West (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 212 |
| Publication date | 1968-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Negro Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2984 • E-ISSN: 2167-6437 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2294155 |
| OpenAlex | W2333155498 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
We assume that the proper norm for measuring progress is that of the population as a whole. The underlying assumption is the Jeffersonian assumption that talent is distributed throughout the population without regard to the accidents of birth. Further, it is assumed that the goal is an integrated society in which arbitrary distinctions are minimized. With these assumptions, it is unacceptable to measure progress by showing increments in desirable characteristics within the group under study. As Alice discovered, merely to run faster than you once did is not to get ahead or to win the race
Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Primary education · Sociology · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |