The Effects of Educational Tracking on the Social Mobility of African Americans.

Kershaw, Terry

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ERIC Number: EJ452412

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Effects of Educational Tracking on the Social Mobility of African Americans.

Kershaw, Terry

Journal of Black Studies, v23 n1 p152-69 Sep 1992

Uses a review of historical relations and an analysis of the current status of African Americans to critically examine educational opportunity for African Americans in the United States. In particular, the role that educational tracking plays in the relation of employment and educational achievement in the African-American population is detailed. (JB)

Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Education, Black Employment, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Family Income, Racial Discrimination, Social Mobility, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status, Track System (Education)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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