Race,class, and educational opportunity: Trends in the sociology of education |
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Authors: | Edgar G. Epps |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Education, The University of Chicago, 5835 South Kimbark, 60637 Chicago, Illinois |
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Abstract: | This essay examines some of the trends in educational, sociological, and social psychological research on inequality of educational opportunity for African Americans in the United States. A review of theoretical approaches and methodological developments is followed by an overview of research and theory in selected substantive areas; social allocation processes in schools (ability grouping, tracking, etc.), the relationship of poverty to academic achievement, and educational attainment. The article concludes with recommendations for future research. |
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Keywords: | educational opportunity inequality of social allocation relationship of poverty to academic achievement educational attainment |
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