Determinants of Ethnic Differences in School Modality Choices During the COVID-19 Crisis
Determinants of Ethnic Differences in School Modality Choices During the COVID-19 Crisis
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DOI：
10.3102/0013189x211057562
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发表时间：
2021-11-15
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Zamarro, Gema
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作者：
Camp, Andrew M.;Zamarro, Gema
越来越多的研究和流行报道显示，在2019冠状病毒病危机期间，学校模式选择存在种族差异，白人学生更有可能在2020年秋季和2021年春季亲自上学。这种面对面学习的差距引发了严重的公平问题。我们使用独特的面板调查数据来探索可能的解释。我们发现多种因素可以解释这些差异。学区的课程、政治党派关系、大流行带来的感知风险以及当地的COVID-19爆发都与面对面学习的种族差距有意义地联系在一起，并合理地解释了这一点。我们的研究结果表明，政策决定、政治倾向和个人信仰都可能导致学习机会不平等，并说明需要更好地理解教育中观察到的种族不平等背后的因素。
A growing body of research and popular reporting shows racial differences in school modality choices during the COVID-19 crisis, with White students more likely to attend school in person in the fall of 2020 and spring of 2021. This in-person learning gap raises serious equity concerns. We use unique panel survey data to explore possible explanations. We find that a combination of factors may explain these differences. School districts' offerings, political partisanship, perceived risk from the pandemic, and local COVID-19 outbreaks are all meaningfully associated with and plausibly explain the in-person learning racial gap. Our results illustrate how not only policy decisions but also political leanings and individuals' beliefs could contribute to inequality in access to learning and illustrate the need for a better understanding of the factors behind observed racial inequalities in education.