Relation of opportunity to learn advanced math to the educational attainment of rural youth

Matthew Irvin; Soo Yong Byun; Whitney S. Smiley; Bryan C. Hutchins

doi:10.1086/691231

Relation of opportunity to learn advanced math to the educational attainment of rural youth

Matthew Irvin, Soo Yong Byun, Whitney S. Smiley, Bryan C. Hutchins

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Our study examined the relation of advanced math course taking to the educational attainment of rural youth. We used data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Regression analyses demonstrated that when previous math achievement is accounted for, rural students take advanced math at a significantly lower rate than urban students. Compared with urban students, rural students have less change in their math achievement from tenth to twelfth grade and are less likely to be enrolled in a 4-year college 2 years postsecondary, and these differences are explained by advanced math course taking. Limitations, implications, and future research directions are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	475-510
Number of pages	36
Journal	American Journal of Education
Volume	123
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/691231
State	Published - May 2017

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