Title
Access to and Success Within High Ability Tracks in Title I Schools: The International Baccalaureate
Date of Award
1-1-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Quantitative Research Methods
First Advisor
Kathy E. Green, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Bruce Uhrmacher
Third Advisor
Bin Ramke
Keywords
Postsecondary enrollment rates, Title I, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Abstract
With a growing number of low-income students in the United States, it is critical to address persistent gaps in educational attainment. This study examined the postsecondary enrollment rates of students in Title I schools offering high academic ability tracks such as the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and explored access to these high ability tracks. Results indicate that the IBDP is available to low-income and minority students in Title I schools, although their participation rates were much lower than the participation rates of the average Title I student body. Nevertheless, once students participate in the IBDP, race/ethnicity and income appear to have a limited effect on immediate postsecondary enrollment. Moreover, Black IBDP students enrolled in college at the highest rates, even after controlling for income. This findings in this study replicate some well-established findings in the education literature, and introduce new findings as well on a unique population of students.
Publication Statement
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Recommended Citation
Gordon, Melissa, "Access to and Success Within High Ability Tracks in Title I Schools: The International Baccalaureate" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1297.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1297
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Rights holder
Melissa Gordon
File size
49 p.
Copyright date
2017
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Education