Postsecondary Educational Attainment among Whites and Blacks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8221908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lee M Wolfle (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Educational Testing Service, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 501-525 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/00028312022004501 |
| OpenAlex | W2013744602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 43 |
Previous research has indicated that social background variables are more important determinants of educational attainment among whites than among blacks. The present study, based on more recent data and methods that control for estimated measurement error structures, finds that social background plays a similar role for whites and blacks. Increments in background social status variables lead to similar increases in educational attainment for whites and blacks. Moreover, the effects of personal characteristic variables (ability, curriculum, grades) of whites and blacks as they influence educational attainment are also similar for both groups
Demographic economics · Educational attainment · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Status attainment · Demography · Higher Education Research Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2025 (40) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |