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Direct linkCeci, Stephen J.; Papierno, Paul B. – American Psychologist, 2005
Many forms of intervention, across different domains, have the surprising effect of widening preexisting gaps between disadvantaged youth and their advantaged counterparts--if such interventions are made available to all students, not just to the disadvantaged. Whether this widening of gaps is incongruent with American interests and values…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Public Policy, Academic Achievement, Intervention
