0371 Educational Disparities in U.S. Elementary School Children are Related to Sleep Duration and Bedtimes
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DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.368
Abstract: Sleep is vital for healthy development in children. Suboptimal sleep health may play an under-appreciated role in educational achievement gaps among vulnerable student populations. Students of color, students from economically disadvantaged homes, and students with… read more here.
Keywords: achievement; sleep duration; duration; 3rd 5th ... See more keywords
Contextualizing Educational Disparities and the Evaluation of Teacher Quality
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DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spaa044
Abstract: Value added scores, statistical estimates of teacher quality, are exemplar of neoliberal logic. The higher average scores of teachers of socially advantaged students raise concerns that scores are inaccurate and unfair, and propagate decontextualized neoliberal… read more here.
Keywords: quality; teacher quality; contextualizing educational; disparities evaluation ... See more keywords
Why do apprentices smoke much more than high school students? Understanding educational disparities in smoking with a Oaxaca-blinder decomposition analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09050-4
Abstract: Background Educational disparities in daily smoking begin during adolescence and can lead to educational disparities in health among adults. In particular, vocational students including apprentices have higher daily smoking rates compared to non-vocational students. This… read more here.
Keywords: oaxaca blinder; high school; daily smoking; school students ... See more keywords