Bibliograph

The black-white test score gap, Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips, editors

Type

Label

The black-white test score gap, Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips, editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The black-white test score gap

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39195441

Responsibility statement

Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips, editors

Summary

The test score gap between blacks and whites -- on vocabulary, reading, and math tests, as well as on tests that claim to measure scholastic aptitude and intelligence -- is large enough to have far-reaching social and economic consequences. In their introduction to this book, Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips argue that eliminating the disparity would dramatically reduce economic and educational inequality between blacks and whites. Indeed, they think that closing the gap would do more to promote racial equality than any other strategy now under serious discussion. The book offers a comprehensive look at the factors that contribute to the test score gap and discusses options for substantially reducing it

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