Equality of Educational OpportunityJames S. Coleman, United States. Office of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, 1966 - 1285 pages "OE-38001" and "OE-38001 (Supplement)""A publication of the National Center for Educational Statistics."Bound in 2 parts; the second part has special t.p.: Supplemental appendix to the survey; section 9.10/correlation tables. |
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... summary describes other characteristics by means of which equality of educational oppor- tunity may be appraised . tics The school environment of a child consists of many mber Summary report 3 Segregation in the public schools___ 3.
... summary describes other characteristics by means of which equality of educational oppor- tunity may be appraised . tics The school environment of a child consists of many mber Summary report 3 Segregation in the public schools___ 3.
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... means more to a starving man than to a sated one , so one very fine textbook or , better , one very able teacher , may who already has several of both ... mean far more to a deprived child than to one The schools and their characteristics -
... means more to a starving man than to a sated one , so one very fine textbook or , better , one very able teacher , may who already has several of both ... mean far more to a deprived child than to one The schools and their characteristics -
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... mean , of course , that every student uses the services of that teacher , but simply that he has access to them ) compared with 46 percent and 65 percent , respectively , in the metropolitan South - and 4 percent and 9 percent in the ...
... mean , of course , that every student uses the services of that teacher , but simply that he has access to them ) compared with 46 percent and 65 percent , respectively , in the metropolitan South - and 4 percent and 9 percent in the ...
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... mean that 82 percent of all white pupils . have encyclopedias at home , although obviously that would be ... means that for all pupils in the Nation , about 16 percent would score below 40 and about 16 percent above 60 ) . Racial or ...
... mean that 82 percent of all white pupils . have encyclopedias at home , although obviously that would be ... means that for all pupils in the Nation , about 16 percent would score below 40 and about 16 percent above 60 ) . Racial or ...
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... means that about 84 percent of the children in the lower group are below the median of the majority students - but 50 percent of the white children are themselves below that median as well . A second point of qualification concerns ...
... means that about 84 percent of the children in the lower group are below the median of the majority students - but 50 percent of the white children are themselves below that median as well . A second point of qualification concerns ...
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ability group achievement answer sheet attend schools average Negro Average number average white background ber of institu Control and region desegregation designated quarter-percent differences elementary schools enrollment future teachers grade 12 Head Start high school Indian Americans Item Question number kindergarten Lakes and Plains less metropolitan and nonmetropolitan metropolitan South Mexican Americans minority groups Negro counselors Negro pupils Negro students Negro White Negroes and whites nonmetropolitan areas nonparticipants nonwhite North and West Oriental Americans participants percent Negro principals Private institutions proportion Public institutions Puerto Ricans Question number North questionnaire race racial composition Rocky Mountains sample schools attended secondary schools South and Southwest South____ STANDARDIZED SCORE student body students in designated survey booklet Table teaching test scores tions 1st 2d variables variance variance accounted verbal W N W(N W(OR West South Southwest white and Negro White Negro white pupils white students
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Page 25 - For example, a pupil attitude factor, which appears to have a stronger relationship to achievement than do all the "school" factors together, is the extent to which an individual feels that he has some control over his own destiny.
Page 572 - OME cheerful day! part of my life, to me: For while thou view'st me, with thy fading light ; Part of my life doth still depart with thee ! And I still onward haste to my last night. Time's fatal wings do ever forward fly: So, every day we live, a day we die. But...
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Page 14 - Nationally, Negro pupils have fewer of some of the facilities that seem most related to academic achievement : they have less access to physics, chemistry, and language laboratories: there are fewer books per pupil in their libraries ; their textbooks are less often in sufficient supply.
Page 23 - The first finding is that the schools are remarkably similar in the effect they have on the achievement of their pupils when the socioeconomic background of the students is taken into account. It is known that socioeconomic factors bear a strong relation to academic achievement. When these factors are statistically controlled, however, it appears that differences between schools account for only a small fraction of differences in pupil achievement.
Page 313 - That schools bring little influence to bear on a child's achievement that is independent of his background and general social context...
Page 25 - The responses of pupils to questions in the survey show that minority pupils, except for Orientals, have far less conviction than whites that they can affect their own environments and futures. When they do, however, their achievement is higher than that of whites who lack that conviction.
Page iii - Congress, within two years of the enactment of this title, concerning the lack of availability of equal educational opportunities for individuals by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin in public educational institutions at all levels in the United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia.
Page 41 - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota...
Page 468 - Where such segregation exists it is not enough for a school board to refrain from affirmative discriminatory conduct. The harmful influence on the children will be reflected and intensified in the classroom if school attendance is determined on a geographic basis without corrective measures. The right to an equal opportunity for education and the harmful consequences of segregation require that school boards take steps...