School differences in tracking structures and track assignments
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Organizational constraints act on schools to affect decisions governing the establishment of a tracking system and student assignments to tracks. These constraints create across school differences in the structure of tracks and placement policies, producing unequal opportunities for students to learn. School differences in tracking characteristics and policies are examined with longitudinal data from a cohort of students as they advance from eighth through ninth grade. Results document school differences in tracking practices and policies and illustrate the consequences of these differences for student track placement.
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Tracking provides teachers with an opportunity to tailor their instruction in order to meet the varied student learning needs.
“tracking provides teachers with an opportunity to tailor their instruction in order to meet the varied student learning needs”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Hallinan, 1991
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- Authors
- Hallinan, M. T.
- Corresponding author
- Hallinan, Maureen T.
- Venue
- Journal of Research on Adolescence
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1991-07
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 251-275
- ISSN
- 1050-8392 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7795
- OpenAlex
- W2057997882
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 9.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Research on Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sociology and Education Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
- Keywords
- educational tracking, school differences, track assignment, organizational constraints, junior high school students
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