The Role of Sleep in Accounting for Racial Gaps in Educational Achievement

Authors

Jonathan Stevens, Brigham Young University
Dr. Eric R. Eide, Brigham Young University

Keywords

middle school, high school, asthma, sleep disordered breathing, black children, white children

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Economics

Abstract

Research has clearly shown that there is a gap in educational achievement between black and white middle and high school students. Thus far studies have focused primarily on family background and school inputs in explaining the achievement gap, however, the role of racial health differences is largely unexplored. Sleep is a health indicator that shows marked racial differences and as such, we examine how much sleep differences account for racial differences in student achievement.

Recommended Citation

Stevens, Jonathan and Eide, Dr. Eric R. (2014) "The Role of Sleep in Accounting for Racial Gaps in Educational Achievement," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 173.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/173