The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2008.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | eng |
| Published: |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45947 |
| _version_ | 1826208887169089536 |
|---|---|
| author | Chandler, Lincoln J., 1977- |
| author2 | Arnold I. Barnett. |
| author_facet | Arnold I. Barnett. Chandler, Lincoln J., 1977- |
| author_sort | Chandler, Lincoln J., 1977- |
| collection | MIT |
| description | Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2008. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-23T14:13:53Z |
| format | Thesis |
| id | mit-1721.1/45947 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-23T14:13:53Z |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/459472019-04-10T13:21:45Z The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district Chandler, Lincoln J., 1977- Arnold I. Barnett. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center. Operations Research Center. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192). For many decades, the American educational system has yielded significant differences in achievement among students in different racial groups, a phenomenon commonly known as the "Achievement Gap". Despite the volume of research devoted to studying achievement gaps, school administrators faced with the challenge of reducing these gaps have had limited success. There are a number of factors, regarding the individual, the school, and the setting, which can contribute to achievement gaps, but in a particular community, the prevalence of such factors, and their individual contribution to the gap, is unclear. In this dissertation, we employ a variety of statistical methods that provide a bridge between large-scale studies of achievement gaps and the analyses necessary to address the needs of a single community. First, we establish a collection of metrics designed to measure relative and absolute differences in achievement, for groups of arbitrary size and distribution. Using data from a middle-class, racially integrated school district, we employ these metrics to measure the magnitude of the achievement gap for individual students from grades three through eight. We also assess the potential role of previously-identified correlates of low achievement, such as poverty and student mobility. Last, we evaluate the potential impact of strategies for narrowing the gap. by Lincoln Jamond Chandler. Ph.D. 2009-06-30T16:46:11Z 2009-06-30T16:46:11Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45947 321054581 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 192 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Operations Research Center. Chandler, Lincoln J., 1977- The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district |
| title | The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district |
| title_full | The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district |
| title_fullStr | The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district |
| title_full_unstemmed | The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district |
| title_short | The minority achievement gap in a suburban school district |
| title_sort | minority achievement gap in a suburban school district |
| topic | Operations Research Center. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45947 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT chandlerlincolnj1977 theminorityachievementgapinasuburbanschooldistrict AT chandlerlincolnj1977 minorityachievementgapinasuburbanschooldistrict |