Socioeconomic Desegregation Alone Is Not Effective in Improving Classroom Performance
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 15:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Although past research has linked academic achievement gains to socioeconomic desegregation in schools, a new analysis reveals some hidden academic and psychological risks of integrating low-income students in schools with predominantly middle- and upper-class student populations that might undercut such achievement gains.