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Name:	The Achievement Gap between White and Non-White Students: A Conceptual Analysis
ID:	m41405
Language:	English (en)
Summary:	In this article, we analyzed past and present research studies in which investigators examined differences in academic achievement between students who were White and non-White (i.e., specifically Hispanic or students designated as Limited English Proficient). As anticipated, the majority of the researchers whose studies were analyzed reported that White students outperformed all other groups of minority students on all standardized achievement measures, with the exception of Asian American students who outperformed White students in all academic standardized tests and at all grade levels. Concomitant with the achievement gap studies, a theoretical framework through which the achievement gap may be understood was present. Finally, implications for school personnel, monetary spending, and classrooms were provided.
Keywords:	Academic achievement, Equality, Equity, Standardized assessment
License:	Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0

Authors:	Ana Rojas-LeBouef (amrojs@yahoo.com), John R. Slate (profslate@aol.com)
Copyright Holders:	Ana Rojas-LeBouef (amrojs@yahoo.com), John R. Slate (profslate@aol.com)
Maintainers:	National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (tcreigh@vt.edu)

Latest version:	1.1 (history)
First publication date:	Oct 13, 2011 12:53 pm -0500
Last revision to module:	Oct 21, 2011 10:25 am -0500

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