Racial Isolation and Student Achievement

Authors

Peter J. Smith, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2009

Publication Title

International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation

Volume

4

Issue

4

Abstract

Achievement data of African American, Hispanic American, and Caucasian students from racially segregated and racially integrated settings in an urban, Midwestern school district were analyzed to determine the effect of racial isolation on achievement within each racial group. In the district studied, achievement of students from segregated schools was not significantly different from the achievement of same race students from integrated schools. The study’s results should encourage district officials and instructional leaders to look at those factors that have a positive impact on student achievement regardless of the level of racial isolation.

Comments

This manuscript has been peer-reviewed, accepted, and sanctioned by the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) as a significant contribution to the scholarship and practice of education administration. In addition to publication in the Connexions Content Commons, this module is published in the International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, Volume 4, Number 4 (October – December 2009). Formatted and edited in Connexions by Theodore Creighton, Virginia Tech.Used by permission.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Peter J., "Racial Isolation and Student Achievement" (2009). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 8.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/edadfacpub/8