ERIC Number: EJ1232379
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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A Matter of Time: Variations in High School Course-Taking by Years-as-EL Subgroup
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v41 n4 p461-482 Dec 2019
English learners (ELs) lag behind their peers in academic achievement and attainment, partly due to limited exposure to academic content. Prior studies that examine high school course-taking find significant course access gaps between ELs and non-ELs but provide little information on the relation between course-taking and time spent as an EL. This study improves upon previous research by addressing this dimension of heterogeneity and reporting detailed by-subject analyses. I use student-level data (N = 41,343) from a unique district in California with a large number of Chinese and Spanish ELs. I find substantial heterogeneity in general and advanced course-taking based on time spent as an EL. But differences disappear once eighth grade test scores are taken into consideration.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Course Selection (Students), High School Students, Spanish Speaking, Chinese, Immigrants, Advanced Courses, Standardized Tests, Grade 8, Scores, Equal Education, Access to Education, Limited English Speaking, Urban Schools, Student Characteristics, Language Usage, Family Environment, At Risk Students, Honors Curriculum
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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