Inside the Math Trap: Chronic Math Tracking from High School to Community College

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  • Author(s): Ngo, Federick J. (ORCID Ngo, Federick J. (ORCID 0000-0002-6328-2696); Velasquez, David
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Urban Education. Oct 2023 58(8):1629-1657.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      29
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      National Science Foundation (NSF)
    • Contract Number:
      1544254
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
      Two Year Colleges
      High Schools
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Academic Records; Community College Students; Secondary School Mathematics; College Mathematics; Repetition; Educational Mobility; Urban Schools; Race; Ethnicity; Track System (Education); Equal Education; Educational Opportunities; High Schools
    • Subject Terms:
      California
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/0042085920908912
    • ISSN:
      0042-0859
      1552-8340
    • Abstract:
      Examining linked academic transcripts from urban community colleges and their feeder high schools, we identify math course-taking patterns that span sectors. We highlight stifled mobility and chronic repetition of math coursework in the transition to college, and we identify "math traps" from which students do not escape. Math mobility was limited, math repetition was rampant, and nearly half of students found themselves in math traps. All else equal, being trapped in math was significantly linked to race/ethnicity, suggesting that these forms of chronic math tracking across sectors expose previously undocumented forms of inequality in educational experiences.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1388319