EJ448066 UD516631
Title: Can Tracking Research Inform Practice? Technical, Normative,
and Political Considerations.Author(s): Oakes, Jeannie
Source: Educational Researcher, v21 n4 p12-21 May 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0013-189X
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1992
Argues that
tracking students for instruction is usually neither equitable nor
effective. Reviews what has been learned about tracking, considers
impacts of these findings, and suggests new research to target needs
of reformers more directly. Understanding and changing the norms
and policies that buttress tracking is essential to reform. (SLD)
Descriptors: *Ability Grouping; Academic Achievement; Educational
Change; *Educational Practices; Educational Research; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Equal Education; *Grouping (Instructional
Purposes); Literature Reviews; Political Influences; Racial Differences;
Research Needs; Social Class; *Student Placement; *Track System
(Education)
