Equity or Marginalization? The High School Course-Taking of Students Labeled With a Learning Disability

Placement of some students into the courses needed only for high school graduation and others into those that prepare them for college constitutes academic stratification. This study uses data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 to investigate whether students labeled with learning disabil...

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Published in:American educational research journal 2013-08, Vol.50 (4), p.656-682
Main Authors: Shifrer, Dara, Callahan, Rebecca M., Muller, Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement gaps
Academic underachievement
College Preparation
College students
Disabilities
Disadvantaged
Equal Education
Graduations
High School Students
High schools
Learning
Learning Disabilities
Longitudinal Studies
Mathematics Education
Outcomes of Education
Required Courses
Science Education
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Secondary school mathematics
Secondary schools
Social and Institutional Analysis
Special education
Special needs students
Student Placement
Students
Students with disabilities
Track System (Education)
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Summary:Placement of some students into the courses needed only for high school graduation and others into those that prepare them for college constitutes academic stratification. This study uses data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 to investigate whether students labeled with learning disabilities complete fewer academic courses by the end of high school compared to their peers who are not labeled. Results indicate large disparities in completion of college preparatory coursework, especially in math, science, and foreign language, even net of students' academic preparation for high school and their cognitive and noncognitive skills. The evidence supports the possibility that school processes contribute to the poorer course-taking outcomes of students labeled with learning disabilities.
ISSN:0002-8312
1935-1011
DOI:10.3102/0002831213479439