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Direct linkJordan, Will J. – Review of Research in Education, 2010
Defining equity within the context of a diverse, multiracial, multiethnic, multilingual, and multicultural society, and one where social class strongly influences one's life chances is problematic. This chapter reexamines equity in an attempt to advance the discourse beyond the debate about strategies to close the achievement gap between White…
Descriptors: Social Class, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedJordan, Will J.; And Others – Youth & Society, 1996
Examines reasons for early school dropout among high school students and their plans to resume their education. Dropout data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 reveal various reasons for dropping out that include school-related, family-related, and job-related causes, as well as influences from peers and residential mobility.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Download full textJordan, Will J.; Plank, Stephen B. – 1998
Many graduates who have the academic ability to continue their schooling beyond high school do not enroll in higher education. This phenomenon has been referred to as "talent loss." The challenges involved in financing higher education partially contribute to talent loss and its pervasiveness among poor students, but they fall short of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Costs, Educational Attainment, High Achievement
