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Sociodemographic Diversity, Correlated Achievement, and De Facto Tracking

Lucas, Samuel R., Berends, Mark·2002·Sociology of Education
DOI 10.2307/3090282
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De facto tracking-the association between students' courses in disparate subjects, regardless of the decline of institutional mechanisms that organized de jure tracking-is a contested feature of secondary schools. Some analysts imply that de facto tracking arises simply because students who do well in one area often do well in other areas. Other analysts contend that pronounced tracking systems maintain racial, ethnic, and social-class segregation and thus that de facto tracking is driven, in part, by the sociodemographic composition of schools. This article investigates the school-level correlates of de facto tracking. An analysis of data from High School and Beyond suggests that the higher the correlation between students' achievements in different domains, the more pronounced the de facto tracking. However, racial-ethnic and socioeconomic diversity are also positively associated with de facto tracking, even though the achievement correlation is controlled. These findings suggest that de facto tracking may be maintained by both technical and demographic aspects of schools, both of which must be considered in any evaluation of tracking.

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Authors
Lucas, S. R., & Berends, M.
ORCID
Venue
Sociology of Education
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
2002-10
Volume
75
Issue
4
Pages
328
ISSN
0038-0407 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/3090282
OpenAlex
W1971754158
Cited by
216
References
30
Citations by year
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FWCI
22.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Sociology of Education (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
Keywords
educational tracking, sociodemographic diversity, racial and ethnic diversity, socioeconomic diversity, school composition, secondary schools, High School and Beyond, school segregation

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