The achievement gap is the difference in academic performance between groups of students. Groups of students like socioeconomic status‚ race and ethnicity‚ and gender. You can see the achievement gap in grade levels‚ standardized-testing‚ and course selection. The achievement gap is used to show the different performance gaps between different groups with African-American and Hispanic students‚ being at the lower part of the scale‚ compared to non-Hispanic white peers. There is a similar academic
Premium Education School White American
Introduction The achievement gap‚ which can also be viewed as an opportunity gap‚ explains the difference in achievement between minority and white students. Indictors of this gap are shown through scores on standardized test‚ grade point averages‚ college enrollment and degrees earned. Research shows that the achievement gap can be seen before children even reach kindergarten. However‚ it is important to recognize and understand the factors that impact the achievement gap‚ and the dimensions. Also
Premium Education Teacher School
AUDIT EXPECTATION GAP The phrase "Audit Expectations Gap" was first introduced into the literature over thirty five years ago‚ by Liggio (1974)‚ under the Cohen Commission. It was defined as the difference between the levels of expected performance "as envisioned by the independent accountant and by the user of financial statements" The term ‘expectation gap’ is commonly utilized to describe the situation whereby a difference in expectation exists between a group with a certain expertise‚ and
Free Auditor's report Audit Auditing
Discuss the concept of ‘the gender gap’ and its adequacy in representing gendered differences in school level attainment. The gender gap is “the discrepancy in opportunities‚ status‚ attitudes‚ etc.‚ between men and women” (Oxford dictionary‚ 2012) which still exists in the ever equalizing world in which we live in today. The gender gap appears in several areas in society such as in politics‚ employment and education although gender inequalities have the biggest impact on education policies (Marsh
Premium Gender Female
Wage Gap in America On a broader aspect‚ it says men and women are equal. Though at a bottom level‚ women are still struggling to occupy the same status as men in the outer world. Stratification between the two genders is seen everywhere including the household or the workplace. Even today‚ women still earns less as compared to men involved in the same profession. Like a male physician makes $140‚000‚ while a female in the same profession makes $88‚000. Statisticians at the US census bureau looked
Premium Gender Gender role
Throughout history‚ females have oftentimes not been treated fairly compared to their male counterparts. The gender wage gap has been a real and prevalent issue in our society for decades. Even in the present‚ women are inclined to get lower salaries than men throughout the world‚ and most importantly in the United States where the constitution nonetheless says “all men are created equal.” However‚ there is much we can do to stop discrimination in the work force. The United States’ wage gap is caused
Premium Gender Discrimination Woman
This article writes that the gender pay gap does‚ in fact‚ exist. Pearson stated that "life choices" are not enough to make a wage gap because not every woman leaves work to care for children. She mentions how many have to be pushed out due to not being able to afford childcare or not being able to find a full time job. Also that women do not have much of a “choice" but to stay at home due to workplace and outside forces telling them what the “right” thing is. The article also mentions how mothers
Premium Gender Woman Gender role
the world. This was the promise of a gap year. Having just come out the other side of my gap year I’ve begun to reflect on the year I experienced. For me‚ it involved spending a lot of my time working to save money for the future. I also travelled across Europe with a group of friends‚ visiting 12 different countries and experiencing cultures and ways of life that I had never dreamt of. So‚ for all those high school graduates who are planning to take a gap year‚ here is some advice I wish someone
Premium Travel High school Graduation
Pay Gaps are very common in the United States of America and even in the world. They can vary by gender‚ race‚ and even age. One that is making heads turn these days is the pay gap between adults who just have there high school diploma and adults who have a bachelor’s degree diploma. There should be a focus on getting high school students to attend a four-year college because they will be able to earn more money‚ be more likely to own a home‚ and companies tend to hire more college graduates than
Premium
A ‘debt trap’ arises when a country borrows money and struggles to meet debt repayments as interest rates have increased. The lending of money to less developed nations often results in these countries owing debt‚ creating a debt trap and leading to a cycle of poverty. In the 1970s‚ OPEC members banked their earnings in Western banks‚ money became available to lend to developing countries for projects – often to finance conflict and to keep regimes in power. Idi Amin came to power in Uganda in
Premium Debt Finance Money