Intended and Unintended Effects of State-Mandated High School Science and Mathematics Course Graduation Requirements on Educational Attainment

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ID9733668
AutoresAndrew D Plunk (0000-0001-8235-1522, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, autor de correspondencia), William F Tate (0009-0008-2222-5039, Department of Education, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO), Laura J Bierut (0000-0002-9952-4810, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO), Richard A Grucza (0000-0002-8191-6875, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO)
Año2014
Volumen43
Número5
Páginas230-241
Fecha de publicación2014-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
EditorialAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x14540207
PMID25541563
PMCIDPMC4275121
OpenAlexW2130614673
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas33

Mathematics and science course graduation requirement (CGR) increases in the 1980s and 1990s might have had both intended and unintended consequences. Using logistic regression with Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data ( n = 2,892,444), we modeled CGR exposure on (a) high school dropout, (b) beginning college, and (c) obtaining any college degree. Possible between-groups differences were also assessed. We found that higher CGRs were associated with higher odds to drop out of high school, but results for the college-level outcomes varied by group. Some were less likely to enroll, whereas others who began college were more likely to obtain a degree. Increased high school dropout was consistent across the population, but some potential benefit was also observed, primarily for those reporting Hispanic ethnicity

American Community Survey · Census · Community college · Demographic economics · Drop out · Dropout (neural networks · Educational attainment · Ethnic group · Graduation (instrument · Logistic regression · Mathematics education · Medical education · Odds · Political science · Population · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Gerontology