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Lasting Consequences of the Summer Learning Gap

Alexander, Karl L., Entwisle, Doris R., Olson, Linda Steffel·2007·American Sociological Review
DOI 10.1177/000312240707200202
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Prior research has demonstrated that summer learning rooted in family and community influences widens the achievement gap across social lines, while schooling offsets those family and community influences. In this article, we examine the long-term educational consequences of summer learning differences by family socioeconomic level. Using data from the Baltimore Beginning School Study youth panel, we decompose achievement scores at the start of high school into their developmental precursors, back to the time of school entry in 1st grade. We find that cumulative achievement gains over the first nine years of children's schooling mainly reflect school-year learning, whereas the high SES-low SES achievement gap at 9th grade mainly traces to differential summer learning over the elementary years. These early out-of-school summer learning differences, in turn, substantially account for achievement-related differences by family SES in high school track placements (college preparatory or not), high school noncompletion, and four-year college attendance. We discuss implications for understanding the bases of educational stratification, as well as educational policy and practice.

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Authors
Alexander, K. L., Entwisle, D. R., & Olson, L. S.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Venue
American Sociological Review
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2007-04
Volume
72
Issue
2
Pages
167-180
ISSN
  • 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-8271
DOI
10.1177/000312240707200202
OpenAlex
W2166150016
Cited by
763
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 60 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 77 · 2019: 80 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 38 · 2014: 48 · 2013: 42 · 2012: 34
FWCI
111.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
American Sociological Review (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
Keywords
achievement gap, family socioeconomic status, educational stratification, college preparatory programs, college attendance, educational attainment

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