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Title: The Gender Gap in College Expectations: Further Evidence of Boys Falling Behind
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Reynolds, John R. |
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The Gender Gap in College Expectations: Further Evidence of Boys Falling Behind Working Paper, Department of Sociology, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, September 2001 Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY97 Publisher: Department of Sociology, Florida State University Keyword(s): College Degree; College Education; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Gender; Hispanics; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper examines changes in the college expectations of adolescent girls and boys from 1976 to 1999. During this time period, girls became more certain than boys that they would complete a college degree or attend professional/graduate school. The new gender gap in college expectations is most pronounced among Whites. For Hispanics and Blacks, girls' expectations have risen faster than boys' except in lower income families. One proximate cause of these trends is that girls who make good grades no longer hold themselves back from planning to pursue post-secondary education. |
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Reynolds, John R. "The Gender Gap in College Expectations: Further Evidence of Boys Falling Behind." Working Paper, Department of Sociology, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, September 2001. |