Examine selected research on equity gaps:
Cahalan, M., Perna, L., Yamashita, M., Wright-Kim, J., Jiang, N. (2019). 2019 Indicators of higher education equity in the United States: Historical trend report(opens in new window). Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. Retrieved: February 15, 2021 https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/96092(opens in new window)
Fain, P. (2020). Higher education and work amid crisis(opens in new window). Inside Higher Education. Retrieved February 15, 2021 https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/06/17/pandemic-has-worsened-equity-gaps-higher-education-and-work(opens in new window)
Barton, P. (2004). Why does the gap persist?(opens in new window) Educational Leadership. 62(3) 8-13. Retrieved February 16, 2021 http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov04/vol62/num03/Why-Does-the-Gap-Persist%C2%A2.aspx(opens in new window)
Cahalan, M., Perna, L. (2015). Indicators of higher education equity in the United States: 45 year trend report(opens in new window). Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. Retrieved: February 15, 2021 https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED555865(opens in new window)
Schmidt, W., Burroughs, N., Zoido, P., & Houang, R. (2015). The Role of Schooling in Perpetuating Educational Inequality: An International Perspective(opens in new window). Educational Researcher,44(7), 371-386. Retrieved February 15, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/24571334(opens in new window)
Lorah, J., Ndum, E. (2013). Trends in achievement gaps in first-year college courses for racial/ethnic, income, and gender subgroups: A 12-year study (PDF). ACT, Inc. Retrieved February 15, 2021, from http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT_RR2013-8.pdf (PDF)